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One of the iconic boab trees with a carving in the Kimberley, WA.  Credit: Jane Balme
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Research leaders from four Australian universities, supported through one of the first ARC Special Research Initiative for Australian Society, History and…

Western cavity, Pudjinuk Rockshelter. Credit: Amy Roberts,  Flinders University
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Archaeologists from Flinders University have analysed 188 engravings in a remote South Australian rockshelter, which depict symbols of conflict and stand as a…

May Nango, Dr Florin and Djaykuk Djandjomerr collecting plants in  Kakadu. Credit: Elspeth Hayes, with permission of the Gundjeihmi  Aboriginal Corporation.
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Australia’s oldest known plant foods, eaten by early communities 65,000 years ago, have been discovered by researchers working at a remote rockshelter in the…

r Ivan Maksymov's worm research may benefit neuroscience  and robotics. Credit: Swinburne University of Technology.
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The worldwide ig nobel awards (for improbable research) showcase creative and different approaches to solving serious and complicated problems. The name of the…

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The painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are surprisingly similar to the peptides found in spider and cone snail venoms, ARC-supported…

Flinders University Professor of Psychology Eva Kemps researches  mind, body and cognition. Credit: Flinders University.
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Energy drink consumption has been associated with physical and mental health problems, and yet is increasing worldwide – especially among young adults who…

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A global mental health study led by ARC-supported researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course…

Dr Emma Power. Credit: Western Sydney University
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Research by an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) recipient, Dr Emma Power, has found that older women are struggling in an insecure and…

Dr Kealy in the field. Credit: ANU media.
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ARC-supported researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have led the excavation of a cave – called Makpan – on the Indonesian island of Alor,…

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‘Internet-distributed video services such as Netflix, have completely transformed the entertainment landscape and the competitive field in which free-to-air…

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‘Reflecting on the challenges of 2020, IoT could help us monitor environmental disasters, support pandemic management and enhance the delivery of services to…

The research team after their return to Hobart. Credit:  Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić
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A team of ARC-supported researchers embarked on a landmark voyage to shed new light on Macquarie Island’s underlying structure and geological evolution, and…