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Scientists uncover molecular secrets of how we see colour

A global team has cracked a decades-old mystery, revealing the atomic structures of the molecules in our eyes that allow us to see colours.

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Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

Jennifer Robertson’s textile research focuses on exploring meaningful connections, correlations and analogies between geology and weaving.

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Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017
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ANU science academics have been recognised for outstanding contributions to student learning in 2017 at the Australian Awards for University Teaching.

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Monday, 18 Sep 2017
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Scientists at ANU have produced the best estimate of Earth’s elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago.

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Saturday, 16 Sep 2017
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ANU will help to boost food production to feed a rapidly growing world population as part of a major international research collaboration.

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Friday, 15 Sep 2017
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ANU astronomers have bid farewell to the spacecraft Cassini, which will crash into Saturn just before 10pm tonight (AEST).

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Tuesday, 12 Sep 2017
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Scientists at ANU have found a new way to store quantum data long enough to share the information around a next-generation internet, impervious to hacking.

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Imogen Mitchell
Monday, 11 Sep 2017
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Meet our heroes of medicine. These doctors from the ANU Medical School save lives between lectures and are inspiring the next generation of medical professions.

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Friday, 08 Sep 2017
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A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that animals and plants may live in warm caves under Antarctica’s glaciers.

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3MT -  ANU 3 minute thesis speaker
Thursday, 07 Sep 2017

ANU Research School of Biology PhD student Erin Andrew has been crowned the winner of the ANU 3MT.

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