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Farm dam

Better dams offer major benefits to farmers and livestock

Managing the water quality of farm dams is critical to the health of livestock as well as boosting crop production, according to new research from the ANU Sustainable Farms group.

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Friday, 23 Feb 2018
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A study by ANU has found Australia can easily meet its 2030 carbon emissions target by replacing coal-fired power stations with renewables at zero net costs.

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Thursday, 22 Feb 2018
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ANU research suggests natural rainfall variation is so great that it could take a human lifetime for significant climate signals to appear.

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Tuesday, 13 Feb 2018
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ANU scientists are helping to solve the mystery of the world’s oldest large fossils of strange organisms that lived more than 500 millions years ago.

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Tuesday, 13 Feb 2018
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The Australian National University (ANU) has appointed astronomer Dr Chris Lidman as the first Director of the ANU Siding Spring Observatory.

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Monday, 12 Feb 2018
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Meet Karlie Noon, who is studying her Masters of Astronomy and Astrophysics at ANU.

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Thursday, 08 Feb 2018
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New research involving ANU demonstrated a long-theorised nuclear effect, in a feat that will help scientists understand how stars evolve and produce elements.

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Friday, 02 Feb 2018
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A new international study involving ANU has found a plane of dwarf galaxies orbiting around Centaurus A.

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Friday, 02 Feb 2018
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A team of Australian scientists have found a new way to use radio telescopes to peer into deep space.

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Thursday, 01 Feb 2018
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ANU will play a major role in the Taipan galaxy survey, which will for the first time measure the current expansion rate of the Universe.

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