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How do climate experts feel about the future? We asked them

While it’s already too late to repair some of the damage caused by climate change, ANU researchers still believe in a sustainable future.

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Schematic of characterizing the transmission amplitudes from two input directions using a tunable laser.
Thursday, 06 Jun 2024
  • News

A new technology is set to make light-based quantum technologies more accurate and efficient for communication and encryption.

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Snow mountain
Wednesday, 05 Jun 2024
  • News

Australia’s ski industry is at risk of major disruptions and shorter seasons if the current level of climate pollution continues, according to new modelling from Protect Our Winters Australia (POW) and The Australian National University (ANU).

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Diagram of infrared light to visible image converter
Tuesday, 04 Jun 2024
  • News

Researchers from TMOS, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, have made significant progress in their journey to deliver a new approach to night vision technology.

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Boys at a river
Monday, 03 Jun 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

Climate scientists have long warned these days would come. The recent acceleration in warming means it’s happening sooner than we expected.

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Male fairy wren feeding a Horsfield's bronze cuckoo fledgling
Friday, 31 May 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

In new research published in Science, biologists show how coevolution drives the creation of new species of cuckoos.

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Cockatoo research
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
  • Research story

Working on the Clever Cockie Project, Dr Julia Penndorf is tracking all the odd but fascinating behaviours that Sydney and Canberra cockatoos get up to in urban environments.

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Antarctica ice from above
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

This new research uses gravity-sensing satellites to track how changes in water storage on land can cause unexpected fluctuations in sea levels.

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Composite image of six headshots
Thursday, 23 May 2024
  • News

A number of talented ANU researchers have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.

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Woman with hands on a dead glider
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

Last week, an endangered southern greater glider was found dead next to an area logged to create fuel breaks along the Yarra Ranges National Park. The news triggered outrage.

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