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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet

New research shows that teeth contain a week-by-week climatic history of their owner’s childhood.

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Two gloved hands holding a face mask
Monday, 30 Aug 2021

People who think based on their first instincts are more likely to believe and share COVID-19 misinformation, according to new research from The Australian National University.

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Kambri university precinct at night with lights.
Friday, 27 Aug 2021
  • Analysis and opinion

A whopping 191 different bat species live in the Pacific Islands across Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia — but these are, collectively, the most imperilled in the world. In fact, five of the nine bat species that have gone extinct in the last 160 years have come from this region.

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Thursday, 26 Aug 2021
  • Career story

Science journalism is a dream career for many people with a passion for science and flair for writing. For ANU graduate Ellen Phiddian, that dream is now a reality.

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Dr Andrew Horsley is standing in a lab with blue light and electronic equipment behind him
Thursday, 26 Aug 2021
  • News

ANU spin-out company Quantum Brilliance has hit another major milestone in its mission to deliver the world's first room temperature quantum computer.

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Building on campus with trees.
Tuesday, 24 Aug 2021
  • Analysis and opinion

Business and governments across the world are embedding carbon abatement considerations into their trade negotiations and relationships. As an industry dependent on exporting, Australian agriculture must be ready to adjust to a more carbon-conscious trading future.

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Two galahs in a eucalypt hollow
Monday, 23 Aug 2021
  • Research story

PhD student Cara Parsons is calling for citizen scientists to collect data on mature eucalypts as part of her research into the dangers of falling branches.

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Milky Way over Siding Spring
Wednesday, 18 Aug 2021
  • Analysis and opinion

From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanity’s biggest problems: climate change.

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David Lindenmayer stands in front of a car with a forest in the background
Monday, 16 Aug 2021
  • Media release

Logged forests near regional and rural towns and settlements are at increased risk of increased fire severity, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

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Dr Noelia Martinez Rey is standing inside the ruins of a telescope destroyed by bushfire.
Friday, 13 Aug 2021
  • Research story

Dr Noelia Martinez Rey creates artificial stars in space using lasers to correct for the twinkling effect of atmospheric turbulence. “When you see a star twinkle, that twinkle is created by turbulence in our atmosphere,” she explains.

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