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Around 30 million years ago it appears that the world changed, and subsequently there was an influx of lizard and snakes into Australia. Deadly snakes are among Australia's most iconic animals but a new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has helped explain how they descended from creatures that have emigrated from Asia over the past 30 million years.

ANU is perfectly placed to bring together the required expertise across a range of areas to deal with the increasingly complex issues in the cyber domain.

It's not about proving people wrong, it's about correcting the historical record and reviving and restoring a technique lost for over 2,000 years. New research from The Australian National University (ANU) is challenging centuries-old theories on how ancient Roman cameo glass was made and suggests the British Museum's most famous Roman glasswork is wrongly classified.

Through reimagining engineering and computing, we want to attract a diverse cohort of leaders who bring varied backgrounds, areas of expertise and aspirations to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our age.

If we don't act immediately, the expected mortality rates in unprotected nest boxes could erase the gains we made last year when swift parrots nested on a predator free island.

We have seen significant declines in smoking among Indigenous Australian adults over the past two decades that will bring major health benefits over time. Smoking-related deaths among Indigenous Australians are likely to continue to rise and peak over the next decade despite big reductions in smoking over the past 20 years, a new study led by ANU has found.

Major Australian cities, such as Sydney and Melbourne, may experience unprecedented temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius under 2 degrees of global warming.

A triumph of physics. The discovery of gravitational waves has led to a new age of gravitational wave astronomy, allowing scientists to unlock many secrets of the Universe.

Australia's official interest rates should remain on hold in October despite encouraging economic growth figures for the second quarter and a rise in full-time employment, The Australian National University (ANU) RBA Shadow Board has found.

This project will ask vital questions about whether new technologies for finding submarines could change nuclear strategy, especially in Asia The Australian National University's (ANU) National Secur

The Australian National University (ANU) is poised to play a key role in a new Australian space agency, currently being considered by the federal government, and to help drive Australia's future space industries.

This endeavour will provide a significant new pathway to answering important questions in environmental science, defence, space physics and astronomy.

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have found the creation of a Great Forest National Park would deliver the best environmental and economic returns to Victoria from its Central Highlands.

Fast tracking the development of a few of the best sites by 2022 could balance the grid when Liddell and other coal power stations close.

ANU students have launched their first high-technology solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide.

ANU will help to boost food production to feed a rapidly growing world population as part of a major international research collaboration supported by tens of millions of dollars in new funding.

Scientists at ANU have produced the best estimate of Earth's elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago.

ANU astronomers have bid farewell to the NASA spacecraft Cassini, which will crash into Saturn just before 10pm tonight (AEST).

ANU astronomers have bid farewell to the spacecraft Cassini, which will crash into Saturn just before 10pm tonight (AEST).

Professor Bell's extraordinary experience and depth of knowledge in this area will ensure Australia remains prepared to meet the big social, cultural and political questions around our technological future.

La Pérouse's voyage of discovery in the Pacific is recognised as one of the most important of its era, rivalled only by the work of Cook.

Most of us think the benefits of science have outweighed the harmful effects and science has made our lives easier, but around half of us think science has made our way of life change too fast.

These large and nutritious organisms at the base of the food web provided the burst of energy required for the evolution of complex ecosystems, where increasingly large and complex animals, including humans, could thrive on Earth. Research led by ANU has solved the mystery of how the first animals appeared on Earth, a pivotal moment for the planet without which humans would not exist.

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have warned of the economic consequences for Cambodia if nothing is done to halt illegal deforestation of one of the nation's most important forests - the Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park.

People and philosophers think that what makes you an object of moral concern is that you are conscious and you can feel things, especially if you can feel any pain or suffering.

Each site has seven to 1,000 times larger storage potential than the 0. GWh Tesla battery to be installed in South Australia.

Every member of our community has the right and an expectation that ANU will provide an environment for work, study and living that is safe and respectful.

A strong Australian dollar and low inflation mean Australia's official interest rates should remain on hold in August despite signs of improving economic health, The Australian National University (ANU) RBA Shadow Board has found.

Zealandia, including today's Lord Howe Rise, was largely part of Australia until 75 million years ago, when it started to break away and move to the northeast.

New research from the ANU shows the need for urgent action to boost the flock sizes of the critically-endangered regent honeyeater.

One of the big problems that gamers encounter is sluggish game play, which our nano device could greatly improve by speeding up the exchange of data between the multiple processors in the console. An international team of scientists led by ANU has designed a new nano device that promises ultra-fast rendering of high-definition graphics on gaming consoles.

Sea-level rise has accelerated in recent decades, mostly due to an increased contribution of the Greenland ice sheet.

As the world marks the 200 th anniversary of the death of English author Jane Austen, a leading expert in her works at ANU said her books continue to attract new readers and be read with pleasure.

Australia's stake-hold in global science, engineering and technology depends critically on maintaining a sharp cutting edge in high performance computing infrastructure and capacity.