News & events News Find out about the latest news, announcements and stories about science at ANU. Weather and climate modelling powers up at ANU Future weather and climate predictions have been given a major boost with the launch of a new national research facility worth $7.6 million. Read the article - Any -Astronomy & AstrophysicsScience CommunicationPhysicsEarth & Marine SciencesEngineeringChemistryBiologyEnvironment & SustainabilityMathematics Monday, 09 May 2022 Media release Tech spin-out to power next-gen autonomous navigation An ANU spin-out company whose technology will help future moon landings and could one day lead to flying cars has been bought out by one of Australia's leading navigation firms in a deal worth $40 million. Read the article Friday, 06 May 2022 Media release Scientists closer to outsmarting malaria parasites Researchers have discovered why malaria parasites are vulnerable to some drug therapies but resistant to others, offering scientists another piece of the puzzle in the global fight against the disease. Read the article Friday, 06 May 2022 Research story A fox with nine tails and a stone that kills you: just another day in the life of a volcanologist When a volcanic rock split in two in Japan recently, what happened? Mythologically & geologically speaking. Read the article Tuesday, 03 May 2022 Media release Tasmania goes net carbon negative by reducing logging Tasmania has become one of the first jurisdictions in the world to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and increase removals to become net carbon negative. Read the article Friday, 29 Apr 2022 Media release Venus and Jupiter to get hearts racing with celestial "kiss" "Although Venus and Jupiter get close to one another every few years, this time there is also Mars and Saturn in the mix which is pretty rare, watching from afar, like the creepy neighbour next door." Read the article Friday, 22 Apr 2022 Media release ANU random numbers go global ANU launches world's most popular online random number generator powering research simulations and gaming, and inspiring artists' works and children's names on Amazon Web Services' marketplace. Read the article Friday, 22 Apr 2022 Media release Logging "amplified" severity of Black Summer bushfires An analysis of the fire footprint of the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires has found logging elevated the risk of high-severity fires. Read the article Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022 Analysis and opinion Thousands of satellites are polluting Australian skies, and threatening ancient Indigenous astronomy practices The modern-day space race has led to thousands of satellites being scattered through Earth’s outer orbits. If left unchallenged, these companies risk overpopulating an already crowded space environment – potentially pushing dark skies to extinction. Read the article Thursday, 14 Apr 2022 Analysis and opinion Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of Mention the superb lyrebird, and you’ll probably hear comments on their uncanny mimicry of human sounds, their presence on the 10 cent coin, and their stunning tail. Far less known – but equally, if not more, impressive – is the Albert’s lyrebird. Read the article Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page › Last page »