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‘It can be done. It must be done’: IPCC delivers definitive report on climate change, and where to now

The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel we can turn things around. Loosely, that’s the essence of today’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Two women
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023
  • Career story

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the joint conveners of ANU Women* in Physics, Astro and Engineering, Dr Noemie Bastidon and Dr Julie Tournet, were in conversation with ANU alumni Professor Melanie Campbell from the University of Waterloo.

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Two young parrots being held in hands
Friday, 10 Feb 2023
  • News

Just half a per cent of the available tree hollows in Canberra’s woodlands are suitable nests for superb parrots.

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A woman standing next to pipes and wires
Friday, 10 Feb 2023
  • News

This International Day of Women and Girls and Science we are looking back at stories that highlight the achievements of women in science and some of the barriers they face.

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Man in forest with vehicle
Thursday, 09 Feb 2023
  • News

Areas set aside by the Victorian Government as part of plan to conserve 35 threatened species fall well short in their goal to stop the extinction of the state’s most at-risk wildlife, according to a study by ANU researchers.

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Kangaroo with joey in burnt forest
Monday, 06 Feb 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

The Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 were cataclysmic: a landmark in Australia’s environmental history. We must use Black Summer as an opportunity to learn – and make fundamental changes. Here are six lessons to heed.

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Bright circle on dark background
Friday, 03 Feb 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

To find out why black holes twinkle, researchers piggy-backed on NASA’s asteroid defence effort to watch more than 5,000 of the fastest-growing black holes in the sky for five years.

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Hands at computer with ChatGPT on screen
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

The issue of AI authorship is now clearly on the minds of commercial academic publishers. Many have asked whether ChatGPT could be considered an academic author.

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Man stands near trees
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023
  • News

ANU is mourning the loss of one of Australia's most influential and respected climate scientists, Emeritus Professor Will Steffen.

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Video thumbnail with text reading: Road to space: The Bogong Thruster
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023
  • Research story

Go behind the mission to get a new mothball-fueled satellite thruster to space.

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