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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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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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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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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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Composite image of award winners
Thursday, 11 Mar 2021
  • News

Three researchers from ANU who've changed the way we see the world have been recognised for their ground-breaking work with prestigious awards from The Australian Academy of Science.

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Bettina Hill is standing in front of stone columns
Tuesday, 09 Mar 2021
  • Career story

What do you do after embarking on a career in visual arts? Study applied mathematics, obviously.

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Campus at dusk, showing buildings, trees and a silver ball sculpture.
Friday, 05 Mar 2021
  • Analysis and opinion

The unprecedented intensity of two summers of bushfires, first in the east and then in the west, offered harsh lessons for Australians. One is that some settlements must retreat from high-risk areas.

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Mosquito
Thursday, 04 Mar 2021
  • News

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have exposed a fatal flaw in the deadly parasite that causes malaria - one of the world's biggest killers.

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Earth from space, showing Africa and Europe.
Wednesday, 03 Mar 2021
  • News

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed the existence of the Earth's "innermost inner core".

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Outside of university building showing metal panels with an encoded message
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021
  • Research story

What, exactly, happens on the fifth floor of the Hanna Neumann Building? To find out, you first need to break the code.

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