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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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Wednesday, 25 Sep 2019
  • News

Budding astronomers from across the Canberra region now have greater access to high-quality telescopes at Mt Stromlo Observatory.

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Friday, 20 Sep 2019
  • News

Victoria’s conservation reserves are failing to protect threatened species, with the best areas for survival instead allocated to logging, new research warns.

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Thursday, 19 Sep 2019
  • News

The ANU Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific project will provide a blueprint for how Australia can become the region's renewable energy powerhouse.

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Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019
  • News

Researchers have shown how Australian wheat crops would cope if a destructive disease that’s yet to hit our shores ever made it into the country.

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Wednesday, 11 Sep 2019
  • Career story

Sophie Lewis, 2019 ACT Scientist of the Year and ANU alumni, delivers a speech to tomorrow's scientists.

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Monday, 09 Sep 2019
  • Research story

Scientists will build a research lab at the bottom of a gold mine in country Victoria in an effort to crack one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries.

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Monday, 09 Sep 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Scientists and science fans love to discuss the science in Doctor Who.

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Aerial view of Canberra showing buildings and shine dome.
Monday, 09 Sep 2019
  • Analysis and opinion

Despite concerns about using stories in policy, science fiction has a deep impact on policy debates and public understanding.

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