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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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Stargazing at Parliament House
Monday, 26 Aug 2024
  • Student profile

ANU PhD scholar Peter Swanton is using Indigenous knowledge of our night skies to unlock the secrets of our universe, and inspiring young people along the way.

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Beetles
Friday, 23 Aug 2024
  • News

Despite thriving in diverse environments for hundreds of millions of years, little was known about the darkling beetles evolution. Scientists at ANU and CSIRO have uncovered the truth.

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Dr Si Ming Man from The John Curtin School of Medical Research
Friday, 23 Aug 2024
  • News

ANU immunologists give us advice on how to make sure the food in your kitchen doesn't leave you sprinting to the bathroom.

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Penguin antarctica
Thursday, 22 Aug 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

New research shows Antarctica’s coastlines more connected to land in the Southern Hemisphere than previously thought.

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Dr Teresa Bonello from the Genome Sciences and Cancer Division at JCSMR.
Thursday, 22 Aug 2024
  • Academic profile
  • Research story

Dr Bonello is exploring the crucial elements of the tumour microenvironment.

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Person in physics lab
Wednesday, 21 Aug 2024
  • News

Researchers have come up with a radical new algorithm to significantly boost the performance of quantum computers in certain problems, and also show that classical solutions can be just as good in other circumstances.

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Dr Vicki Athanasopoulos in a lab at JCSMR.
Tuesday, 20 Aug 2024
  • Research story

The findings could lead to new and tailored treatments for Sjogren’s Syndrome and lupus.

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Man in a lab
Friday, 16 Aug 2024
  • News

Cholesterol is the key to tricking malaria parasites into ingesting a fatal dose of drugs and ridding patients of the potentially fatal disease, new ANU research has found.

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A woman with pink hair and holding a clipboard standing in some bushy grass
Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024
  • Student profile

Michelle Littlefair is a PhD student at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society researching frogs in agricultural landscapes. She is also a dancer who uses her performances to spread awareness about frog declines. We spoke to her about how frogs have become such a large part of her life.

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