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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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Thursday, 18 Apr 2019
  • News

The research team used a low frequency radio telescope to crack the long-running lightning mystery.

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Monday, 15 Apr 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Evidence from around the world shows that public investment in STEM can advance a strong economy, a healthy population and a sustainable environment.

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Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019
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The four-year project will quantify the biodiversity, productivity and mental health gains farmers enjoy when they invest in dams.

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Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019
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A new ANU initiative is connecting futuristic technology to the real world of medicine through a systems thinking approach.

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Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019
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A collection of chemical compounds is breaking down barriers to research.

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Monday, 08 Apr 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Environmental news is rarely good. But even by those low standards, 2018 was especially bad.

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Friday, 05 Apr 2019
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The fellowship acknowledges Professor Lindenmayer's body of work to advance ecological knowledge and outcomes through research, education and outreach.

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A Mossy Red-eyed Frog sits on a leaf in Honduras
Friday, 29 Mar 2019
  • Research story

An international study led by ANU has found a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in more than 500 amphibian species.

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Thursday, 28 Mar 2019
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Scientific and traditional knowledge of biodiversity are exchanged as RSB host members of the Njanjma Rangers.

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