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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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Paleomagnetic laboratory
Thursday, 26 Oct 2023
  • Research story

A secret lab? Few people know about this Earth sciences lab that’s tucked away on the side of a mountain in Canberra.

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Kangaroos grazing
Monday, 23 Oct 2023
  • News

Making better use of kangaroos as a red-meat alternative could help farmers reduce their emissions and make their grazing land more productive, a new report shows.

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Leaky gut
Friday, 20 Oct 2023
  • News
  • Research story

Research shows that impaired gut function is linked to almost every disease including mental health disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety and depression.

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Child holding sign that says 'there's no planet B'
Friday, 20 Oct 2023
  • News
  • Research story

While the adverse impacts of climate crises on vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are clearer, the climate related impacts on maternal and child health are well less understood.

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Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023
  • News

The most comprehensive view of the history of the universe ever created has been produced by ANU researchers.

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Asteroid Psyche (Illustration)
Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

Last week NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with Psyche. The mission will take a six-year, 3.6 billion kilometre journey to gather clues that Earth scientists will interrogate for information about the inaccessible interior of our own world.

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Crocodile swimming
Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023
  • Research story

How did saltwater crocodiles snap up Yusuke Fukuda’s heart?

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Three researchers in lab
Wednesday, 11 Oct 2023
  • News

A series of clever design tweaks have boosted the efficiency of solar-powered hydrogen production, using cheap and readily available materials.

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Monday, 09 Oct 2023
  • News

Professor Louis Moresi is using software to simulate billions of years of geological evolution.

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