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Yogesh Sridhar and Sean Hodgman are working in a physics laboratory. There are lots of cords and metal equipment. With a helium atom graphic in the bottom left.

Scientists observe atoms existing in two places at once

Quantum physicists at ANU have observed atoms entangled in motion. Their experiment using helium atoms represents a major advancement on similar experiments using photons, which are particles of light.

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Building with garden in foreground.
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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Professor David Lindenmayer
Friday, 05 Apr 2019
  • News

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
  • News

Scientific and traditional knowledge of biodiversity are exchanged as RSB host members of the Njanjma Rangers.

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Dr Meru Sheel
Monday, 25 Mar 2019
  • Academic profile

A ‘disease detective’ from ANU wants to better coordinate emergency responses.

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Two kangaroos grazing on Kangaroo Island
Thursday, 21 Mar 2019
  • Research story

Landholders need to turn professional in controlling kangaroo populations on properties and regard the iconic Australian animals as assets rather than pests.

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Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019
  • Research story

The near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, has thrown NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission a curve ball as its rough surface littered with boulders had not been anticipated.

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Saturday, 16 Mar 2019
  • News

ANU scientists have found that Earth is made of the same elements as the Sun but has less of the volatile elements such as hydrogen, helium, oxygen and nitrogen

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Thursday, 14 Mar 2019
  • News

ANU scientists studying magnetic fields of planets have found most planets discovered in other solar systems are unlikely to be as hospitable to life as Earth.

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