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How do climate experts feel about the future? We asked them

While it’s already too late to repair some of the damage caused by climate change, ANU researchers still believe in a sustainable future.

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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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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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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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PhD candidate Rosie Georgelin | Photo: ANU Advancement
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2024
  • Student blog

When athletic clothing retailer Lululemon recently unveiled its first jacket made from recycled polyester, The Australian National University (ANU) Industry PhD student Rosie Georgelin felt a sense of pride and excitement.

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Woman holds portrait
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2024
  • Career story

“I do think things would be very different if I hadn’t met Leanne,” says micropaleontologist and PhD candidate Kelly-Anne Lawler.

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Diagram of weather bridge between Australia and Antarctica
Friday, 14 Jun 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

New research has reconstructed the past 2,000 years of southeast Australia’s bushfire weather, drawing on evidence of past climates laid down in changing patterns in deep ice in East Antarctica.

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ICDP welcomes Australia
Thursday, 06 Jun 2024
  • News

Australian scientists now have access to a more complete understanding of our planet, as Australia becomes a member of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP).

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