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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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Wide river pictured at dusk with silhouetted trees and orange sunset in the background.
Tuesday, 18 Jul 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

These are the five steps needed now to ensure the health of the river system and the people who depend on it.

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A CanTEST worker examining an unknown white powder.
Monday, 17 Jul 2023
  • News

More than half of the drugs tested at CanTEST, Australia’s first and only pill testing service, were not what the user expected, according to a new report that examined the centre’s first six months of operation.

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A woman in glasses holding a mother of pearl shell with a microscope in the background
Monday, 17 Jul 2023
  • Research story

A biogeochemist from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences, Dr Laura Otter studies nacre, the beautiful, iridescent coating you find on the outside of pearls and the inside of shells like oysters and clams.

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Mallika Sinha is standing in front of a neon red sign that reads: physics. She is looking off into the distance.
Thursday, 13 Jul 2023
  • Student profile

Like many of us Mallika Sinha wanted to become an astronaut when she grew up. Then, she realised there was something even more exciting: astrophysics.

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Small rodent on canvas bag
Thursday, 13 Jul 2023
  • News

A first-of-its-kind genetic study of the endangered Australian Pookila - formerly known as the New Holland Mouse - is contributing to saving the species from extinction.

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PhD student Shiyu Wei holding the Ketowhistle
Wednesday, 12 Jul 2023
  • News
  • Research story

Researchers are hopeful the new Ketowhistle could spare people living with diabetes from invasive tests and help them take control of their health.

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Artist's impression of the new ANU health precinct. Image: ANU
Monday, 10 Jul 2023
  • News

A world-leading national health precinct housing the latest treatment and research will be built on the ANU campus under a new plan announced today.

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Orange psilocybin mushrooms
Monday, 10 Jul 2023
  • News

A first-of-its-kind patient registry in Australia will help inform the effectiveness and safety of prescribing psychedelic substances, as part of a therapeutic process, to patients with serious mental health conditions including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Lizard in bright rocky environment
Friday, 07 Jul 2023
  • News

A major new study explains why you won’t find kangaroos, koalas and other Aussie marsupials in Indonesia, but you will find many groups of animals that originated in Asia, such as goannas, rodents and kookaburras in Australia.

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