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Rainforest

Our tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived – and we shouldn’t be burning them

What does the evidence say about what tall, wet forests actually looked like 250 years ago? The answer matters because it influences how these forests are managed.

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Friday, 20 Sep 2019
  • News

Victoria’s conservation reserves are failing to protect threatened species, with the best areas for survival instead allocated to logging, new research warns.

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Thursday, 19 Sep 2019
  • News

The ANU Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific project will provide a blueprint for how Australia can become the region's renewable energy powerhouse.

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Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019
  • News

Researchers have shown how Australian wheat crops would cope if a destructive disease that’s yet to hit our shores ever made it into the country.

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Wednesday, 11 Sep 2019
  • Career story

Sophie Lewis, 2019 ACT Scientist of the Year and ANU alumni, delivers a speech to tomorrow's scientists.

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Monday, 09 Sep 2019
  • News

Neurodiverse young people, especially those with intellectual disabilities, need better support with gender and sexuality diversity.

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Monday, 09 Sep 2019
  • Academic profile

For Michael Braby, hunting new species of butterflies is physically challenging but ultimately rewarding.

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Monday, 09 Sep 2019
  • Research story

Scientists will build a research lab at the bottom of a gold mine in country Victoria in an effort to crack one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries.

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Modern building on University campus
Monday, 09 Sep 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Scientists and science fans love to discuss the science in Doctor Who.

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