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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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Man inside
Thursday, 04 Jul 2024
  • News

A new artificial intelligence tool that can help to select the most suitable treatment for cancer patients has been developed by researchers at the ANU.

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A whale tail on ocean with coast in background
Thursday, 04 Jul 2024
  • News

Some of the first ever recorded evidence of reproduction in blue whales, including underwater footage of a mother nursing its calf, has been captured as part of a decade-long research and citizen science program led by the ANU.

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Flooded streetscape including a house and street signs
Wednesday, 03 Jul 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

While the prospect of relocation can be unsettling and traumatic for residents, it offers new opportunities and long-term benefits. But we must act now.

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Sharrada Segeran at ANU graduation day in December 2023.
Wednesday, 03 Jul 2024
  • Impact story (giving)

Sharrada Segeran realised there was a 'shadow pandemic' running alongside the COVID emergency in 2020. So she took action.

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Quoll in researcher's hands at night
Tuesday, 02 Jul 2024
  • News

GPS tracking collars have revealed how newly reintroduced eastern quolls are settling in at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary, with quolls who were born at the sanctuary accepting their new neighbours with open paws.

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Urban tree
Monday, 01 Jul 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

The loss of large old trees has been a crisis for the many species of birds and other animals that depend on them for habitat. But replacing them with artificial structures is not easy.

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Elizabeth Webb at JCSMR
Wednesday, 26 Jun 2024
  • Research story

Two researchers from the John Curtin School of Medical Research have been honoured at the inaugural CHARM awards.

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Cooling towers with smoke
Friday, 21 Jun 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

The Coalition has announced a plan to replace Australia’s outgoing coal-fired power stations with nuclear reactors. But does it make sense?

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Two green parrots
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

These parrots were spotted applying chewed pepper tree bark and shoots to their feathers and skin during preening. What are they up to?

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