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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, 10 Nov 2017
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Scientists at The Australian National University have helped solve the mystery of how a human embryo forms.

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Friday, 10 Nov 2017
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The Australian National University has won $24 million in Australian Research Council funding for 58 research projects across the University.

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Friday, 10 Nov 2017
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A new study led by The Australian National University has shed light on how the earliest forms of life evolved on Earth about four billion years ago.

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Thursday, 09 Nov 2017
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Forget the fashions on the field on Melbourne Cup Day – check out our Fashions IN The Field.

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Tuesday, 07 Nov 2017
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Distinguished scientist and ANU Professor Graham Farquhar AO has won the ACT Senior Australian of the Year award.

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Friday, 03 Nov 2017
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Distinguished scientist and ANU Professor Graham Farquhar AO leads the list of ANU community members nominated for the ACT 2018 Australian of the Year Awards.

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Friday, 03 Nov 2017
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ANU has played a leading role in the discovery of a new species of orangutan, the Tapanuli orangutan.

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Thursday, 02 Nov 2017
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Like many Earth Science students, my passion for geoscience began with a simple fascination in volcanoes and earthquakes.

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Thursday, 02 Nov 2017
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A new study led by ANU has helped explain how our snakes and lizards descended from creatures that have emigrated from Asia over the past 30 million years.

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