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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.
Read the articleDespite being the most abundant protein in the world, we are still getting to the roots of how Rubisco, the protein at the heart of photosynthesis, works.
A poll has found 90 per cent of Australians think science has made life easier, but many also worry that new technologies have changed our way of life too fast.
Scientists from ANU have helped to solve the mystery of what causes exploding stars, which are used to measure the accelerating expansion of the Universe.
Research led by ANU has solved the mystery of how the first animals appeared on Earth, a pivotal moment for the planet without which humans would not exist.
A new study from ANU on a 400 million year old fish fossil has found a jaw structure that is part of the evolutionary lineage linked to humans.
Read about the Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station of the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.
Dr Kai Chan from the ANU Research School of Biology has been named 2017 ACT Scientist of the Year.
It takes a couple of minutes to get from Mars to Earth. Assuming you stick to the speed limit.