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Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered by ANU scientists, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet’s magnetic field.

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Thursday, 02 Aug 2018
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A study involving researchers from ANU has found that platelets can attack and kill malaria parasites

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Friday, 27 Jul 2018
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ANU will offer businesses nationally access to its space-flight testing facilities, thanks to $250,000 from the ACT Government.

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Friday, 27 Jul 2018
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ANU has found agreements to protect the critically endangered Swift Parrot in Tasmania have been broken leaving the species at high risk of extinction.

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Thursday, 26 Jul 2018
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The study completely rewrites the history of this period of rapid sea-level drops and corresponding increases in ice volumes globally.

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Wednesday, 25 Jul 2018
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In the Jane Austen-themed board game Dr Katharine Turner has designed, the aim is to fill your dinner party table.

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Monday, 23 Jul 2018
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Australia will be treated to a total lunar eclipse this weekend when people will see a Blood Moon, as the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon.

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Friday, 20 Jul 2018
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If you’re studying at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, why should you take a field trip to Australia’s snow sports hotspot, the Snowy Mountains

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Tuesday, 17 Jul 2018
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A research team led by ANU has found the first proof that Antarctica is not isolated from the rest of the Earth

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Tuesday, 17 Jul 2018
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Twenty-five remarkable students have become The Australian National Univesity Tuckwell Scholarship recipients following the final stage of assessment last week.

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