Olivia Congdon
Olivia is Senior Science Writer at the ANU College of Science and Medicine.
Articles
Searching for galaxies from the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory
“It is a strange thing being so intimately part of something but also not understanding what will happen, and the secrecies involved in it,” says ANU alumna and Alone Australia contestant Kate Grarock.
Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites.
Dr Craig Stewart used synthetic chemistry to explore how to produce new types of weed-killing plants derived from natural products.
“We don’t think much about trees, but there are all of these mysteries inside them. Unlocking those mysteries will kind of help us save the world.”
Insect specimens are sitting in museum drawers all over the world waiting to be investigated. But entomologists like Dr Yun Hsiao are up to the task.