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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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Friday, 07 Aug 2020
  • Research story

A group of ANU researchers are helping rehabilitate koalas after the 2020 bushfires.

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Monday, 03 Aug 2020
  • Research story

Bruny Island is a wild and windswept land mass on the east coast of Tasmania. It's one of the few places left where the swift parrot can raise its young.

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Woman writing mathematics equations
Friday, 31 Jul 2020
  • News

The Australian National University has joined Monash University and The University of Melbourne in a new mathematical research partnership called MATRIX.

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Thursday, 30 Jul 2020
  • News

A new study by an international team of researchers offers new clues about where and how subduction starts on Earth.

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PhD student Aditya Tripathi working on optical diagnostic of the topological lasers.
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2020
  • News

An international team of scientists led by ANU researchers has developed a new robust type of light technology that could lead to cheaper and faster devices.

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Graph of the world showing seismic noise after social distancing
Friday, 24 Jul 2020
  • News

A new study by an international team of scientists has found lockdown measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 led to a 50 per cent reduction in seismic noise observed around the world.

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Small icebergs
Friday, 24 Jul 2020
  • News

A new study provides a clearer snapshot of conditions during the last ice age, when global ice sheets were at their peak, and could even lead to better models for future climate projections. 

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Large multi storied building on university campus.
Thursday, 23 Jul 2020
  • Analysis and opinion

We know the climate changes as greenhouse gas concentrations rise, but the exact amount of expected warming remains uncertain.

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Quoll being released
Thursday, 23 Jul 2020
  • News

An experimental research project led by researchers from ANU has found a new way to boost the survival rates of eastern quolls reintroduced to the Australian Capital Territory.

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