News & events News Find out about the latest news, announcements and stories about science at ANU. Ground station to help launch missions to Mars A new optical ground station launched by The Australian National University (ANU) will help NASA and other major space agencies safely reach Mars. Read the article - Any -Astronomy & AstrophysicsScience CommunicationPhysicsEarth & Marine SciencesEngineeringChemistryBiologyEnvironment & SustainabilityMathematics Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023 Analysis and opinion Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System 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. Read the article Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023 Analysis and opinion How a lethal fungus is shrinking living space for our frogs New research shows that a deadly frog fungus flourishes in cold conditions. Mortality rates in these environments can approach 100% for some frog species. Read the article Wednesday, 30 Aug 2023 Career story Kate Grarock on being Alone, while a million people watched on “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. Read the article Monday, 28 Aug 2023 News Female science heroes missing from school curriculums Australian textbooks fail to mention the contributions of women in STEM and instead focus almost exclusively on a male-centric narrative. Read the article Thursday, 24 Aug 2023 News Longer El Niño and La Niña events could become more common We could see more multi-year El Niño and La Niña events in Australia, according to an international team of researchers including a scientist from ANU. Read the article Wednesday, 23 Aug 2023 Analysis and opinion Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. Read the article Friday, 18 Aug 2023 Analysis and opinion Yes, climate change is bringing bushfires more often. But some ecosystems in Australia are suffering the most This new research examined the frequency of wildfires in parts of Victoria over the past 40 years. Scientists found that fire frequency is increasing in all ecosystems studied, but to varying extents. Read the article Friday, 18 Aug 2023 News How scientists are making bioplastic with coffee “Aussies drink a lot of coffee. So if we can put that into a material that’s already going to be composted, then it’s a win-win,” says CoffeeKii team member Brett Pollard from the ANU Research School of Chemistry. Read the article Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023 Research story This story sucks: could you learn to love parasites? Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites. Read the article Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page › Last page »