Past events

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Thu, Jun 30 2016

This week we will discuss a paper on the Eocene obduction of New Caledonia, and the controversy on whether any flora survived in situ (whatever that means),

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Fri, Jun 24 2016

Thirty accomplished scientists from the Research School of Biology will present their research in a day-long symposium of short 8-minute 'flash talks'.

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Thu, Jun 16 2016

Monsoonal climate is supposed to be less 15 Myr old but in a new paper Susanne Renner argues that there are different monsoons with different histories.

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Tue, Jun 14 2016

Christmas Island National Park ranger Brendan Tiernan will discuss Parks Australia’s success in bringing back two species of endemic Christmas Island

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Tue, Jun 7 2016

Spatial Phylogenetics - combining molecular phylogenetics with collection-based data to interpret evolutionary and ecological history, as well as better inform

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Thu, Jun 2 2016

This week we will discuss a timely reminder that a sound education in natural history underpins all of biology, and without which biology becomes an esoteric

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Thu, Jun 2 2016

Each year the CBA funds a number of small pilot projects, called Ignition grants.

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Wed, May 25 2016

If two plants look the same, are they from the same species? How do we choose which individuals to move in conservation translocation projects? How do we find

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Wed, May 11 2016

Antievolutionist creationism has had a number of major waves, focused in the U.S. but spreading internationally.

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