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Research story | 21 Sep 2020
If receiving your fruit and veg box makes you feel weirdly happy, you’re not alone
Beyond the convenience of skipping supermarket queues, it seems the humble fruit and veggie box can make some people feel, well, happier.
News | 8 Sep 2020
Help complete Australia’s longest daily weather record
We are launching a new citizen science project to create Australia's longest daily weather record, beginning 1838.
News | 4 Sep 2020
People power key to getting through COVID-19 pandemic
The strength of connections, be it human connections within cities, or collaborative networks between cities, has been a key factor in determining how effectively the world's biggest cities have been able to navigate the COVID-19.
Analysis and opinion | 27 Aug 2020
Need a mood lift? We’ve tracked 4 ways Australia’s environment has repaired itself in 2020
Researchers have collated measurements made by satellites, field sensors and people, to get a picture of the nature's recovery while we've been in lockdown.
News | 17 Aug 2020
Juvenile survival of world’s rarest parrot more than halves
New research shows one of the world's rarest birds, the orange-bellied parrot, remains at severe risk of extinction.
News | 12 Aug 2020
Researchers help endangered birds feather nests to beat deadly parasite
A novel approach to fumigating the nests of the 40-spotted pardalote has proven to be highly effective.
Analysis and opinion | 12 Aug 2020
Scientists devised a cheap, ingenious trick to save this bird from a blood-sucking maggot – and it works brilliantly
Saving endangered species from extinction is a challenging job that requires creative, affordable and effective interventions. In a rare good news story for conservation, we came up with one such method.
Analysis and opinion | 10 Aug 2020
‘It is not easy’: how science and courage saved the stunning Australian Alps
From an effigy hanging from a noose to an angry opponent wielding scissors, those who've sought to protect the precious Australian Alps have always been up against it.
Research story | 7 Aug 2020
These koalas escaped disaster. Now they are getting a second chance.
A group of ANU researchers are helping rehabilitate koalas after the 2020 bushfires.
News | 23 Jul 2020
New reintroduction tactics boost eastern quoll survival rate
An experimental research project led by researchers from ANU has found a new way to boost the survival rates of eastern quolls reintroduced to the Australian Capital Territory.
