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Farm dam

Better dams offer major benefits to farmers and livestock

Managing the water quality of farm dams is critical to the health of livestock as well as boosting crop production, according to new research from the ANU Sustainable Farms group.

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Monday, 10 Aug 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

From an effigy hanging from a noose to an angry opponent wielding scissors, those who've sought to protect the precious Australian Alps have always been up against it.

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Friday, 07 Aug 2020
  • Research story

A group of ANU researchers are helping rehabilitate koalas after the 2020 bushfires.

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mosquitoe
Friday, 07 Aug 2020
  • News

A study led by researchers at ANU could lead to new treatments for combating drug-resistant malaria, as well as boost existing drugs.

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Monday, 03 Aug 2020
  • Research story

Bruny Island is a wild and windswept land mass on the east coast of Tasmania. It's one of the few places left where the swift parrot can raise its young.

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Woman writing mathematics equations
Friday, 31 Jul 2020
  • News

The Australian National University has joined Monash University and The University of Melbourne in a new mathematical research partnership called MATRIX.

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Thursday, 30 Jul 2020
  • News

A new study by an international team of researchers offers new clues about where and how subduction starts on Earth.

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PhD student Aditya Tripathi working on optical diagnostic of the topological lasers.
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2020
  • News

An international team of scientists led by ANU researchers has developed a new robust type of light technology that could lead to cheaper and faster devices.

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Graph of the world showing seismic noise after social distancing
Friday, 24 Jul 2020
  • News

A new study by an international team of scientists has found lockdown measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 led to a 50 per cent reduction in seismic noise observed around the world.

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Small icebergs
Friday, 24 Jul 2020
  • News

A new study provides a clearer snapshot of conditions during the last ice age, when global ice sheets were at their peak, and could even lead to better models for future climate projections. 

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