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Science by the letter: conversations with the next generation of scientists

Climate scientist Dr Georgy Falster is demystifying what it's like to study and work in science, one letter at a time.

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A flooded house, from outside. Only the roof is visible above the water.
Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Australians are reeling from climate change impacts including more frequent and severe disasters – floods, droughts, searing heat and fires. These complex disasters are fuelling calls for managed retreats and debates about buying out at-risk properties.

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A laboratory. A person's hand is reaching towards some leaves.
Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Not only can touch provide a new way to follow the flow of water through plant cells, it may also deliver new possibilities for plant monitoring and care.

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PENGUINS. As far as the eye can see.
Friday, 22 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale penguin farm near Alice Springs.

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People sitting on some rocks by the water side at dusk. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in the background.
Thursday, 21 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Natural ecosystems are already struggling from land clearing, intensive agriculture, soil degradation and poor water management. Climate changes and related sea level rise are making this worse. It’s a mistake to think this won’t affect us.

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Two magpie-larks, calling, with their wings stretched out
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening.

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A tiny brown mouse-like marsupial in some leaf litter.
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Scientists have tracked down and named a rare population of the White-footed Dunnart - a nocturnal native marsupial - in Queensland's wet tropics.

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A little grey-white bird in a tree
Wednesday, 13 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Mistletoe plants suffered widespread die-off during the recent 2019-20 drought, and it spells bad news for Australia's woodland birds.

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Professor Susan Scott stands facing the camera, smiling.
Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Distinguished Professor Susan Scott has been newly elected as a Fellow of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) for 2022.

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Six images of space taken by a telescope
Thursday, 07 Jul 2022
  • Media release

We now have new clues about a mysterious stage in the life of binary stars, thanks to research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Yunnan Observatory in China.

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