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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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Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022
  • Media release

The fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years has been discovered by an international team led by astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU).

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Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022
  • Media release

The humble wildlife nest box has been given a hi-tech overhaul to help greater gliders severely impacted by Australia's bushfire disaster recover.

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A young woman in a shirt and jeans sits on a lawn at ANU, smiling at the camera.
Thursday, 09 Jun 2022
  • Student profile

Bacillary dysentery kills millions each year - and researcher Tanuka Sen's quest to understand it has taken her all over the world.

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ANU researcher Dr Rebecca Shellock. Image: Tracey Nearmy / ANU.
Wednesday, 08 Jun 2022
  • Media release

Major change is needed to counteract the lack of gender equality in marine science, according to new research.

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A Superb fairy wren male on a branch.
Friday, 27 May 2022
  • Analysis and opinion

To measure the speed of adaptive evolution in the wild, we studied 19 populations of birds and mammals over several decades. We found they were evolving at twice to four times the speed suggested by earlier work.

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Friday, 27 May 2022
  • Media release

The raw material for evolution is much more abundant in wild animals than we previously believed, according to new research.

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Thursday, 26 May 2022
  • Media release

A leading astrophysicist uncovering the deep inner secrets of the Milky Way and a renowned plant scientist tackling one of the greatest challenges facing the agriculture industry have both been newly elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science for 2022.

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A scientist stands in a lab, holding a fossil.
Thursday, 26 May 2022
  • Media release

For the first time since its discovery 130 years ago, one of the most mysterious fossil vertebrates has finally been classified, increasing our possible understanding of the first animals to crawl on Earth.

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An astronomer and a telescope
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
  • Media release

First Nations high school students are getting an 'out of this world' astronomy experience, thanks to a new hands-on program at The Australian National University's Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra.

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