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Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

Landsat Nextis the next generation of an Earth observation satellite program from which Australia has benefited for over 40 years. Here's what it means for Australia.

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Monday, 26 Mar 2018
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Students from the ANU Research School of Psychology and China's Southwestern University are engaging in a powerful cross-cultural exchange program.

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Friday, 23 Mar 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Associate Professor Jamie Pittock explains why effective management of the Murray-Darling Basin is essential for Australia’s water future.

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Friday, 23 Mar 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Canberra's living infrastructure will need to adapt with the city's growing population, writes Professor Peter Kanowski.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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The Science Circus is a well-loved Australian institution. But its influence reaches well beyond Australia.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
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Ken Cooper has created a new rose dedicated to his wife Susan’s memory, and to raise money for cancer research.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
  • News

Research led by ANU has improved understanding of how ocean basins are created as new seafloor is generated along tectonic plate boundaries.

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Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
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A research team has detected electrons outside of their regular orbits, a phenomenon that could be harnessed to develop next-generation electronics.

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Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
  • Academic profile

During the drought that dominated Australian life at the start of the 21st Century, Dr Virginia Marshall noticed something was missing.

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Thursday, 15 Mar 2018
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Scientists at ANU are helping to improve understanding of how rocks in Earth’s hot, deep interior enable the motions of tectonic plates.

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