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We asked physicists to tell us about a time they failed

What happens to all those stories which start with the promise of an exciting new scientific breakthrough, but don’t end that way?

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"A blackboard keeps us honest"

Associate Professor Pierre Portal explains why this old-fashioned piece of technology is still so special to mathematicians.

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What's behind the strange antics of the white-winged chough?

This bird is a comical and endearing feature of the Aussie bush.

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Two men seated on a green sofa and one woman standing

What happens to all those stories which start with the promise of an exciting new scientific breakthrough, but don’t end that way?

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Research areas

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This repository shows a sample of science, health and medicine research at ANU. Visit our research school websites for more detail.

Milky way over a rock landform
Wed, 06 Dec 2023

Science communicators are not evangelists for the science-only worldview of scientism. Many science communicators think very deeply about what values matter to people, and how to reach their audiences.

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Wed, 06 Dec 2023

A new optical ground station launched by The Australian National University (ANU) will help NASA and other major space agencies safely reach Mars.

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Murray River
Tue, 28 Nov 2023

This week, the Senate is debating changes to Australia’s most important water laws. These changes seek to rescue the ailing A$13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan to improve the health of our nation’s largest river system.

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Ape
Thu, Dec 7 2023, 6pm

Join us to watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and after the movie for an insightful panel discussion speculating about these possible futures.

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Mon, Feb 5 2024, 3pm

Please save the date for the ANU Climate Update 2024.

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