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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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Two palm cockatoos perching on tree hollow. They are black birds with a crimson patch next to their beaks. The cockatoo on the right is holding a stick.
Thursday, 14 Sep 2023
  • News

Australia’s palm cockatoos are well-known for their unique love of drumming, but they don’t just have great rhythm – they also each have their own sense of style when it comes to crafting their tools, a new study has found.

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This illustration shows what exoplanet K2-18 b could look like based on science data.
Thursday, 14 Sep 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

Are we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question in astronomy focuses on finding life beyond our planet. Are we, as a species, and as a planet, alone? Or is there life somewhere else?

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Chemist reacts to songs about science
Tuesday, 12 Sep 2023
  • Staff profile

ANU chemist Dr Dan Preston puts some of our fave pop artists under the microscope.

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Cat with native bird in mouth
Friday, 08 Sep 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has released a draft feral cat management plan, experts explain how the plan could help prevent extinctions of Australian wildlife.

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Wednesday, 06 Sep 2023
  • News

Earth’s inner core holds the secrets to the planet’s past. But how can scientists analyse something that's impossible to see from the surface?

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An illustration of a brain
Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023
  • News
  • Research story

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, there has been more attention given to problems of mental ill-health including depression than ever before. A new therapeutic option, especially for depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, is slowly helping to address some of these considerable unmet needs in our community.

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Woman on a rock
Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023
  • Career story

“It is a strange thing being so intimately part of something but also not understanding what will happen, and the secrecies involved in it,” says ANU alumna and Alone Australia contestant Kate Grarock.

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Close up of crystal rock structure
Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

This new research shows one of the most precise ages ever calculated for an object from space – and the results also cast doubt on some common assumptions about the early Solar System.

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Strange-looking frog, front-on
Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

New research shows that a deadly frog fungus flourishes in cold conditions. Mortality rates in these environments can approach 100% for some frog species.

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