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Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered by ANU scientists, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet’s magnetic field.

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Jennifer Zhu
Tuesday, 06 Oct 2020
  • Career story

ANU graduate Jennifer Zhu is helping grow Australia’s space industry.

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Dr Marta Yebra is using satellites to help manage and predict fires. Photo: Jamie Kidston
Thursday, 01 Oct 2020
  • News

Optus and The Australian National University (ANU) have joined forces to develop a revolutionary national system that aims to detect bushfires early.

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Possum
Thursday, 24 Sep 2020
  • News

Fire and logging are substantially reducing the number of hollow-bearing trees that threatened and critically endangered Australian mammals can use as homes, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) warns.

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Bronwyn Wilkes holding a basket of fruit and vegetables
Monday, 21 Sep 2020
  • Research story

Beyond the convenience of skipping supermarket queues, it seems the humble fruit and veggie box can make some people feel, well, happier.

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Protest sign at demonstration
Monday, 21 Sep 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

It’s now more critical than ever that the people who are actually knowledgeable about the world’s crises speak out and represent that knowledge in public.

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An artist's impression of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Produced by M3 Engineering
Friday, 18 Sep 2020
  • News

The Giant Magellan Telescope project has received US$17.5 million from the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Monday, 14 Sep 2020
  • News

If you missed ANU Virtual Open Week or any of the Science sessions you had wanted to attend, you can watch them here.

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The cover of the Adelaide Surveyor General's Weather folios. Credit: National Archive of Australia - Adelaide
Tuesday, 08 Sep 2020
  • News

We are launching a new citizen science project to create Australia's longest daily weather record, beginning 1838.

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New York city
Friday, 04 Sep 2020
  • News

The strength of connections, be it human connections within cities, or collaborative networks between cities, has been a key factor in determining how effectively the world's biggest cities have been able to navigate the COVID-19.

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