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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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A flooded house, from outside. Only the roof is visible above the water.
Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Australians are reeling from climate change impacts including more frequent and severe disasters – floods, droughts, searing heat and fires. These complex disasters are fuelling calls for managed retreats and debates about buying out at-risk properties.

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PENGUINS. As far as the eye can see.
Friday, 22 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale penguin farm near Alice Springs.

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People sitting on some rocks by the water side at dusk. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in the background.
Thursday, 21 Jul 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

Natural ecosystems are already struggling from land clearing, intensive agriculture, soil degradation and poor water management. Climate changes and related sea level rise are making this worse. It’s a mistake to think this won’t affect us.

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Anna Olsen
Wednesday, 20 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) will evaluate Australia's first drug testing facility, which launched in Canberra today. 

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Two magpie-larks, calling, with their wings stretched out
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening.

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A tiny brown mouse-like marsupial in some leaf litter.
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Scientists have tracked down and named a rare population of the White-footed Dunnart - a nocturnal native marsupial - in Queensland's wet tropics.

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A little grey-white bird in a tree
Wednesday, 13 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Mistletoe plants suffered widespread die-off during the recent 2019-20 drought, and it spells bad news for Australia's woodland birds.

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Professor Susan Scott stands facing the camera, smiling.
Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022
  • Media release

Distinguished Professor Susan Scott has been newly elected as a Fellow of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) for 2022.

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Monday, 11 Jul 2022
  • Student blog

Dr Katharine Bassett graduates and joins her mother as an ANU alum of the John Curtin School of Medical Research.

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