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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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Saturday, 14 Jul 2018
  • News

He's the third generation in his family to graduate with a PhD, but the truth behind Brad Carron-Arthur is that almost his entire family has some sort of connec

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Friday, 13 Jul 2018
  • Student profile

Regina Vega Trejo hopes that her research into inbreeding amongst species can help scientists discover why animals that are related are less likely to survive.

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Friday, 13 Jul 2018
  • Career story

A passion for the business side of science has helped John Rivers land his dream job, just weeks after finishing his PhD.

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Friday, 13 Jul 2018
  • Student profile

Within two days of Josh Penalba submitting his PhD, the Biology graduate started working in a lab at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

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Friday, 13 Jul 2018
  • Student profile

Katherine Moon graduates with a PhD which investigated the oceanic dispersal of terrestrial ectoparasites associated with penguins.

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Thursday, 12 Jul 2018
  • Research story

Professor Ken Baldwin is holding a black and white photo taken of him in the mid-1980s.

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Wednesday, 11 Jul 2018
  • News

More than 2,500 students will graduate from The Australian National University (ANU) this week, as part of the mid-year award conferral ceremonies.

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Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Australia’s landscapes are dotted with mature eucalypts but they’re rapidly becoming collateral damage from population growth.

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Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018
  • News

Scientists from ANU and overseas have discovered the oldest colours in the geological record, 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments

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