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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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Australian National University
Friday, 20 Jun 2025
  • News

Emerging researchers from ANU have been selected in the 2025 CHARM Rising Star Awards, celebrating their outstanding early-career impact in health research and innovation in the ACT.

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Atlas moth on leaves
Thursday, 19 Jun 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

Sadly, almost 1,000 Australian invertebrates are threatened with extinction and need protecting.

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Man holds jar with snake specimen inside
Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025
  • Student blog

Untangling the hidden world beneath Australia’s soil.

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uranium
Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

What exactly is uranium enrichment and why does it raise concerns?

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Man in front of a building
Friday, 13 Jun 2025
  • News

A world-first clinical trial targeting cancers that are currently undruggable will begin later this year, led by a research team from The Australian National University (ANU) and Canberra Health Services.

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myrtle rust tracker
Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025
  • News

These scientists are on a mission to track one of Australia's deadliest plant diseases.

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Australian National University
Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025
  • News

More than 30 ANU staff and alumni have been recognised for their impact on Australia.

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whale shark and diver
Friday, 06 Jun 2025
  • News

A team of international scientists has tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying the most critical locations in our global oceans for better marine conservation efforts.

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Headshot of a woman
Friday, 06 Jun 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

The issue of eligibility for NDIS funding, for people with a mental health condition, is in large part because there is no single, agreed definition of the term psychosocial disability.

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