Earth’s water cycle is clearly changing. Globally, the air is getting hotter and drier, which means droughts and risky fire conditions are developing faster and more frequently a new report on the global water cycle concludes.

The African savanna elephant is listed as endangered. If the situation doesn’t change, Africa – indeed, the world – may lose one of its most iconic animal species.

Pure mathematics often yields unanticipated applications, but without a time machine to look into the future, how do mathematicians like me choose what to study?

"We have to learn to perceive these animals not as some unbelonging enemy in our environment, but as intrinsic parts of the landscape and as critical servants to the balance of ecosystems," says ANU snake expert Associate Professor Gavin Smith.

The government must urgently develop a comprehensive, well-informed and fair plan to reduce the risks, by adapting to climate change.

Physicists have developed a new tiny laser that could be used by the thousand to make future dynamic 3D holograms.

Himani came to ANU from India to pursue a PhD with the Mathematical Sciences Institute, focusing on operator theory.

Joining forces to develop new and more effective treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The tradition of burning their PhD thesis has been handed down from student to student at Mount Stromlo ever since the 2003 bushfires.