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Developing fuel moisture sensing satellites for fire management with Indigenous knowledge

In this collaborative project, researchers are working to develop future satellites for fire management by using traditional Indigenous knowledge and collaborating on remote sensing technology to help manage wildfires.

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Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

In an ideal world, people would look at issues with a clear focus only on the facts. But in the real world, we know that doesn’t happen often.

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Friday, 14 Jun 2019
  • News

Research was (literally) served, as students of the ANU RSES had a scientific bake-off for the 2019 Bake your PhD competition.

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Thursday, 13 Jun 2019
  • Research story

ANU scientists are working with space technology to predict droughts months in advance.

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Thursday, 13 Jun 2019
  • Research story

A researcher has made a remarkable discovery about a group of lizards living in the Andes. Jess Fagan reports.

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Thursday, 13 Jun 2019
  • Student profile

PhD scholar Ilya Bobrovskiy has already revealed the earliest known animal, but you can expect some more big discoveries from this young scientist.

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Thursday, 13 Jun 2019
  • Career story

The best known research of Dr Vanessa Pirotta, BSc ’10, is the use of drones to collect whale snot for an assessment of whale health.

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Wednesday, 22 May 2019
  • News

Scientists from ANU demonstrate maximum potential of ultra-thin 2D materials to generate electricity with sunlight.

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Tuesday, 14 May 2019
  • News

Having a sexually transmitted infection and passing it on to a mate could benefit male animals.

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Tuesday, 14 May 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Scientists can teach us how to exist in the face of existential dread.

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