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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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Thursday, 08 Apr 2021
  • Research story

We met Professor Nicotra in the Snowy Mountains and asked what she learned from 2020.

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Two wallabies sitting on rocks in rain
Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021
  • News

A new report on Australia's environment has found the country's landscapes and waterways are making a slow recovery from one of the grimmest periods on record.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings, ovals and Black Mountain.
Friday, 26 Mar 2021
  • Analysis and opinion

Today's risks will be tomorrow's normal. That means tough decisions have to be made about human settlements having to retreat from areas most at risk, whether from floods or bushfires.

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Friday, 26 Mar 2021
  • Analysis and opinion

The NSW floods are a textbook example of the theoretical impacts we can expect on Australian rainfall as climate change continues.

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Dr Andrew Horsley at work bench fixing electronic equipment
Wednesday, 24 Mar 2021
  • News

The world's first room-temperature quantum computer is in the final stages of development and is set to be installed at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth and activated later this year.

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Thursday, 18 Mar 2021
  • Research story

In healthy populations, the song of regent honeyeaters is complex and long. But where the population is very small, the song is sadly diminished.

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Regent honeyeater, a black and yellow bird, on a branch
Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021
  • News

The critically endangered regent honeyeater is losing its "song culture" due to the bird's rapidly declining population.

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Wind farm
Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021
  • News

Australia will not achieve net zero emissions until well after 2050 at the rate emissions are declining, experts from The Australian National University warn.

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Diego Márquez in glass house with maize plant
Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021
  • News

ANU experts have found a way to precisely measure a crop’s water loss through its skin, not just the pores on their leaves.

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