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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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Miniature technology SEM image.
Thursday, 07 May 2020
  • News

New miniature devices could be developed into safe, high-resolution imaging technology to help doctors identify potentially deadly cancers and treat them early.

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Building on campus with trees.
Thursday, 07 May 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

The COVID-19 pandemic offers the opportunity for a fundamental rethink of what we consider normal. One of these areas is academia.

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Molly Folkard amongst ferns at the Botanic Gardens.
Tuesday, 05 May 2020
  • Student profile

As part of an internship at ANU, Molly Folkard has just made an important contribution to Australia’s food waste waste strategy – while still an undergraduate.

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A meteor shower.
Monday, 04 May 2020
  • News

Shooting stars will provide a little bit of joy to all Australians over the coming days while we stay home, according to ANU astronomer Dr Brad Tucker.

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Monday, 04 May 2020
  • Research story

Are you feeling anxious or irritated during the coronavirus lockdown? Do you constantly want to get up and move? Maybe you need a moment to engage with nature.

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John Debs holds up and inspects a clear face shield in the ANU Makerspace.
Friday, 01 May 2020
  • News

ANU is coordinating the production of thousands of face shields and masks to ensure health workers have access to personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Prof Nerilie Abram holds up a coral core in the lab.
Friday, 01 May 2020
  • News

Scientists across Australia will get the chance to show the nation how their work is for the public good, under a new partnership between ANU and the ABC.

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An asteroid heads towards Earth.
Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020
  • News

As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, we can be thankful that humanity will be spared from another catastrophe tonight.

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Child holding up rainbow painting
Thursday, 23 Apr 2020
  • News

We’ve entered a new reality. It’s not great, but it has something going for it: we don’t know how this one ends. Yet.

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