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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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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

At a self-catering college you can share the table with friends from around the world, and maybe even a pot of 70 eggs, writes student blogger Jesse Zondervan.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

A field trip takes student blogger Jesse Zondervan to a classroom in paradise on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

I’m quite surprised to find an ice rink in Australia. Apparently it’s open the whole year round too, something that doesn’t even happen in the Dutch summer. I’m driving there in the BMW of one of my professors.

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Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016
  • Student blog

I’m surprised by the abundance of bike paths in Canberra. Both lanes along the road and segregated green cycle lanes supply a cycle infrastructure throughout Canberra.

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Thursday, 23 Jun 2016

The Australian National University (ANU) has welcomed a new collaboration with the Australian Government for a new facility to help grow Australia’s cyber-security workforce and Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) capabilities.

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Tuesday, 21 Jun 2016
  • Research story

A bright energy future in Australia depends on greater policy agreement between all political parties, Ken Baldwin writes.

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Tuesday, 21 Jun 2016
  • News

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found the current management practices in the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria’s Central Highlands don’t stack up economically.

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Friday, 17 Jun 2016
  • News

You’re in a forest of the tallest flowering trees in the world, surrounding an ancient volcano. Sparkling waterfalls topple over its rim, against a backdrop of rocky, jagged peaks.

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Friday, 17 Jun 2016
  • Research story

Scientists made headlines around the world earlier this year when they confirmed the existence of gravitational waves.

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