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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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Thursday, 01 May 2025
  • News

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered protein models combined with genome sequencing technology could help scientists better diagnose and treat genetic diseases.

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Thursday, 01 May 2025
  • Research story
  • Student profile

Scientists from all over the world have been racing to understand the fundamentals of Devil Facial Tumour Disease and find a way to stop it. One of them is Yi Ning (Sabrina) Fu, a recent Honours graduate at JCSMR.

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Wednesday, 23 Apr 2025
  • Student profile

Jasmine Zollinger, a science student at ANU, can pinpoint the beginning of her fascination with Earth sciences to the day that ANU seismologist Dr Sima Mousavi visited her school in year eight.

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Our planet our future
Wednesday, 23 Apr 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

Psychology researchers asked more than 5,000 Australians a simple question: what would change your mind about climate change? Their answers reveal both a warning and an opportunity.

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Physicist holds tiny glass cell
Thursday, 17 Apr 2025
  • News

Physicists have devised a way to combine an atomic magnetometer with a gyroscope, using a pulsed laser system and a simple mixture of gases.

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Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025
  • News

Around 180,000 Australians are affected by inflammatory bowel disease, but what triggers the inflammation remains unclear. Now, a group of young researchers is investigating the role of mutated immune proteins in the condition.

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Monday, 14 Apr 2025
  • Research story

You know your attachment style, your love language, and you can spot all the red flags. But when it comes to predicting if your relationship will truly stand the test of time, there’s one element you might have overlooked: the strength of your collective identity, or 'we-ness'.

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Thursday, 10 Apr 2025
  • News

Four ANU scientists have been recognised with prestigious honorific awards from the Australian Academy of Science.

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Tuesday, 08 Apr 2025
  • Analysis and opinion

Dr Dave Pasalich says parents also have an important role to play in addressing online bullying.

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