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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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Thursday, 04 Apr 2024
  • News

Researchers from ANU have made a discovery about a little understood protein in the human body that could help treat diseases that cause seizures, including epilepsy.

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Dried ground
Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

Scientists examined computer simulations of Earth’s climate over the past 1,150 years. They found that given enough time, natural variability in Australian rainfall can produce “mega-droughts” lasting 20 years or more.

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Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024
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Three exceptional scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have been recognised for their world-leading work with our forests, marine megafauna and critical metals.

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Thursday, 28 Mar 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

Landsat Nextis the next generation of an Earth observation satellite program from which Australia has benefited for over 40 years. Here's what it means for Australia.

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Dr Chelisa Cardinez, left, and Rebecca Davey in a research lab at the John Curtin School of Medical Research
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2024
  • Research story

Scientists from The Australian National University have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis.

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Monday, 25 Mar 2024
  • News

A new evaluation from ANU scientists of the number of swift parrots left in the wild has confirmed their population size is likely only a few hundred and declining rapidly. 

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Monday, 25 Mar 2024
  • Research story

What business does a wild animal have in contributing to our domestic bliss?

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Thursday, 21 Mar 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

A new study which surveyed nearby stars, found as many as one in dozen pairs of stars may have devoured a planet, likely because the planet developed a “wobble” in its orbit and fell into the star.

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Thursday, 21 Mar 2024
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Physicists have devised an ultra-thin dynamic amplifier for electromagnetic radiation using a parametric metasurface.

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