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An aerial view of fast-flowing water between two narrow channels

Earth’s tides are shaped by more than the Moon. And they’re changing as the planet warms

For coastal communities, understanding how tides are changing is increasingly important.

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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2017
  • News

Scientists from ANU have launched a new crowdfunding campaign to help protect the critically endangered swift parrot from sugar gliders.

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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2017
  • News

ANU congratulates Professor Jenny Graves AO, one of Australia’s leading evolutionary geneticists, on winning this year’s Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

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Tuesday, 17 Oct 2017
  • News

Scientists from ANU and around the world have detected for the first time gravitational waves from the collision of two stars about 130m light years away.

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Wednesday, 11 Oct 2017
  • Research story

A new science program for people with intellectual disabilities has delivered great educational, social and economic benefits to students.

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Shaza
Monday, 09 Oct 2017
  • Student profile

Moving to a new country, making new friends and settling into a new environment might sound like an introverts nightmare, but not for psychology student Shaza.

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Wednesday, 04 Oct 2017
  • News

ANU has welcomed this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for the ground-breaking work to detect gravitational waves.

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Wednesday, 04 Oct 2017
  • Research story

A study led by ANU has warned that Melbourne and Sydney should prepare for 50 degree Celsius days under the Paris Agreement global warming limit of 2 degrees.

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Tuesday, 03 Oct 2017
  • Research story

Associate Professor Rowena Ball shares her experiences of working with students in remote Queensland communities for the STEM Professionals in Schools program.

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Tuesday, 03 Oct 2017
  • Research story

But for around 18% of Australians, Spring brings another kind of fever… hay fever. The culprit? Pollen.

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