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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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Riccardo Natoli with some of his mentees: From back row, left to right: Sarah Farzadi, Natoli, Rakshanya Sekar, Adrian Cioanca, Nicholas Bariesheff.
Thursday, 21 Mar 2024
  • Research story

What makes Associate Professor Riccardo Natoli special?

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man in the bush
Tuesday, 19 Mar 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

How did Australia’s environment fare against this onslaught of global climate records? In short, 2023 was a year of opposites.

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Woman with binoculars near trees
Monday, 18 Mar 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

If you see a bird but don’t record it in an app, did it even happen?

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Gum tree
Friday, 15 Mar 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

New research sheds light on the importance of old trees for birds, here's why.

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Woman in the field
Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024
  • News

Seismic waves from a 2010 earthquake more than 600 km under Spain has led researchers to discover the first conclusive proof that a tectonic plate had flipped over, according to new research from ANU.

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Australia's fastest supercomputer
Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024
  • News

Explore the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), home to Australia's most powerful supercomputer.

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Woman in lab
Tuesday, 12 Mar 2024
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Professor Lara Malins from the ANU Research School of Chemistry is one of two new Snow Medical Research Fellows for 2024.

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Hands holding a brain that shows a network of ideas against a sunrise backdrop
Friday, 08 Mar 2024
  • News

In a first of its kind in Australia, ANU is offering a single degree program – a Bachelor of Philosophy, Neuroscience and Psychology (BPNP) – that provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to explore the complex relationships between mind and brain through a transdisciplinary lens.

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A woman writing equations on a whiteboard
Friday, 08 Mar 2024
  • News

"We physicists think we understand tunnelling well, but when you take a closer look, there are a lot of paradoxes – there’s so much more behind it."

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