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Aerial photo of a saltpan

Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

Landsat Nextis the next generation of an Earth observation satellite program from which Australia has benefited for over 40 years. Here's what it means for Australia.

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Heidi Parkes
Monday, 20 Nov 2023
  • Student blog

Heidi Parkes completed a Master of Science Communication. During her studies she participated in a pilot mentor program for her master’s research course.

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Sea ice
Monday, 20 Nov 2023
  • News

Using historical records from around Australia, an international team of researchers have put forward the most accurate prediction to date of past Antarctic ice sheet melt, providing a more realistic forecast of future sea level rise.

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bright sun
Friday, 17 Nov 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

With an El Niño declared and global temperatures rising, meteorologist Clem Davis explains what weather might be in store for Australians this summer.

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iGEM jamboree
Tuesday, 14 Nov 2023
  • Student blog

ANU Students attended the 20th iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris and entered a team into the iGEM global synthetic biology competition to present their research and hear from leaders in the field.

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Burnt plantation
Tuesday, 14 Nov 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

The amount of timber-producing forest burning each year in severe wildfires has increased significantly in the past decade, and threatens industries such as timber milling and paper manufacturing.

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A black bird with a curved beak and red eyes
Friday, 10 Nov 2023
  • Research story

The white-winged chough is one of the weirder birds out there.

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Flooded town
Friday, 03 Nov 2023
  • News

Human-caused climate change is changing the way water moves around Earth, according to a new study involving researchers from ANU.

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HIAF
Thursday, 26 Oct 2023
  • News

A new partnership between The Australian National University (ANU) and world-leading Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the United States will deliver innovations in nuclear science and help steward the safe use of nuclear technologies across the globe.

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Paleomagnetic laboratory
Thursday, 26 Oct 2023
  • Research story

A secret lab? Few people know about this Earth sciences lab that’s tucked away on the side of a mountain in Canberra.

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