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23 October 2023
Dingoes given ‘almost-human’ status in pre-colonial Australia
Dingoes were buried – and even domesticated – by First Nations people prior to European colonisation, according to new research.
10 July 2024
Ancient DNA study sheds new light on dingo ancestry
Analysis of ancient dingo DNA has revealed today's dingoes share little ancestry with modern domestic dog breeds, a new study involving ANU shows.
11 June 2021
“Great Dying” did not lead to uniform forest regrowth
A new study undertaken by an international research team including scientists from ANU shows that the spread of European diseases and abandonment of Indigenous cultivation did not lead to widespread tropical forest regrowth in the Americas and Asia-Pacific.