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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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Friday, 23 Mar 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Associate Professor Jamie Pittock explains why effective management of the Murray-Darling Basin is essential for Australia’s water future.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
  • Impact story (giving)

The Science Circus is a well-loved Australian institution. But its influence reaches well beyond Australia.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
  • Donor profile (giving)

Ken Cooper has created a new rose dedicated to his wife Susan’s memory, and to raise money for cancer research.

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Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
  • News

Research led by ANU has improved understanding of how ocean basins are created as new seafloor is generated along tectonic plate boundaries.

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Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
  • Academic profile

During the drought that dominated Australian life at the start of the 21st Century, Dr Virginia Marshall noticed something was missing.

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Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
  • News

A research team has detected electrons outside of their regular orbits, a phenomenon that could be harnessed to develop next-generation electronics.

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Thursday, 15 Mar 2018
  • News

Scientists at ANU are helping to improve understanding of how rocks in Earth’s hot, deep interior enable the motions of tectonic plates.

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Tuesday, 13 Mar 2018
  • News

A team of astronomers involving ANU has discovered that a mysterious gamma-ray signal from the centre of the Milky Way come from 10 billion-year-old stars.

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Thursday, 08 Mar 2018
  • News

A new study from ANU has challenged the notion that some nations’ citizens are happier than others.

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