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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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Three fluffy parrot chicks in gloved hand
Friday, 12 May 2023
  • News

A new study from ANU researchers offers clues about which birds are most likely to survive. their risky first migration.

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Raghda is painting at an easel.
Thursday, 11 May 2023
  • Student profile

Meet the nuclear physicist exploring dark energy through art. As an artist, Raghda Abdel Khaleq is working on a dark energy-inspired series, where she uses red gradients to explore how the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate.

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Three physicists
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • News

A surprise observation of negative mass in exciton-polaritons has added yet another dimension of weirdness to these strange light-matter hybrid particles.

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Lego Storm Trooper
Thursday, 04 May 2023
  • Analysis and opinion

On Star Wars Day we take a look at some of the things that keep us coming back to one of the most famous science fiction epics of all time.

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Bright green fungus on a tree
Tuesday, 02 May 2023
  • Research story

What’s the science behind these ghosts?

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Physicist in lab
Thursday, 27 Apr 2023
  • News

New nanotechnology developed by ANU physicists will help scientists better understand and fight certain diseases by zooming in on cells and viruses at 10 times the resolution of today’s microscopes.

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Dr Jereme Spiers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research.
Thursday, 27 Apr 2023
  • News
  • Research story

Few things are as heart-wrenching as watching our loved ones lose themselves to dementia, a syndrome impairing cognitive functioning. With Alzheimer's disease being the most common form of dementia, the global impact of this condition is staggering, burdening over 55 million people worldwide.

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Dr Anukriti Mathur (left) and Callum Kay. Image: Ellie Hyde
Thursday, 27 Apr 2023
  • News

A clever protein inside the immune system could be used as a “weapon" against a common bacteria that in extreme cases is responsible for causing deadly flesh-eating disease, scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have found.

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Plesisoaur skeleton laid out on a black background
Monday, 24 Apr 2023
  • News

We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half metres long and lived in Australian waters during the time of the dinosaurs, thanks to the power of x-rays.

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