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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.

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Thursday, 18 May 2017
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Engineers have invented tiny structures inspired by butterfly wings that open the door to new solar cell technologies and other applications.

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Tuesday, 16 May 2017
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ANU is inviting everyone with an interest in astronomy to join a search that the University is leading for exploding stars called supernovae.

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Friday, 12 May 2017
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Scientists have discovered a way to solve a problem that has baffled humans for so long it is in the Bible

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Wednesday, 10 May 2017
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ANU has welcomed the announcement in the federal Budget that the Australian astronomy community will gain access to telescopes in Chile

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Tuesday, 09 May 2017
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ANU scientists say the early Earth was likely to be barren, flat and almost entirely under water with a few small islands

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Tuesday, 09 May 2017
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ANU is poised to provide China with its first Stellarator device

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Monday, 08 May 2017

Plant scientist Professor Susanne von Caemmerer has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the UK.

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Friday, 05 May 2017
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Scientists will take a stand when people lose their sense of judgment on science.

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Thursday, 04 May 2017
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A study led by ANU has solved the 168-year-old mystery of how the world's biggest and most active volcanoes formed in Hawaii.

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