Stars in close binary systems – pairs of stars orbiting each other at close range – can exhibit unexpectedly high levels of magnetic activity, according to Australian and international researchers.

Explore the science behind the coatings being developed at The Australian National University to allow carbon-fibre to survive in space.

A potent opioid detected in Canberra for the first time in September 2024 carries a high risk of overdose, warn chemists from the ANU and drug checking service CanTEST.

Nanotechnology researcher Professor Chennupati Jagadish has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.

A new simulation developed by an international team, including scientists from ANU, has provided new insights into how turbulence works in space.

Mack Stalker is pursuing a Bachelor of Health Science at the ANU Medical School, Australian National University.

New research suggests southern Australia may experience longer and more frequent droughts in the future, as the climate changes.

Tim Yu is pursuing a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD) at the ANU Medical School, Australian National University.

Physicists have found a highly efficient way to transfer angular momentum from a light beam to a tiny cylindrical object, causing it to spin in a way that could be used as a motor, such as pump in a microfluidic circuit.