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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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New York city
Friday, 04 Sep 2020
  • News

The strength of connections, be it human connections within cities, or collaborative networks between cities, has been a key factor in determining how effectively the world's biggest cities have been able to navigate the COVID-19.

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Wind turbines
Thursday, 03 Sep 2020
  • News

Australia continues to lAustralia continues to lead the world in the per capita roll out of energy generated by solar and wind, resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions and falling electricity prices, according to a new analysis fromead the world in the per capita roll out of energy generated by solar and wind, resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions and falling electricity prices, according to a new analysis from ANU.

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Artist impression of two black holes colliding in space.
Thursday, 03 Sep 2020
  • News

The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by the LIGO and VIRGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes scientists from ANU.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings and ovals.
Thursday, 27 Aug 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

Researchers have collated measurements made by satellites, field sensors and people, to get a picture of the nature's recovery while we've been in lockdown.

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Milky Way
Tuesday, 25 Aug 2020
  • News

A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments. 

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Group of students (8) undertaking science experiments in laboratory.
Friday, 21 Aug 2020
  • News

This year, over 1,000 senior high school students across the country are getting crash courses in the sciences straight from leading experts using meriSTEM, an initiative of The Australian National University (ANU).

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Telescope at night with stars in background
Thursday, 20 Aug 2020
  • News

An international team of researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that's been shot out from the centre of the Milky Way "like bullets".

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Associate Professor O'Mara is using Australia's most powerful supercomputer to see how the coronavirus exploits receptors to invade our cells.
Monday, 17 Aug 2020
  • News

In the battle against COVID-19 you need as many weapons as possible in your armoury.

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Monday, 17 Aug 2020
  • News

New research shows one of the world's rarest birds, the orange-bellied parrot, remains at severe risk of extinction.

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