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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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University building.
Wednesday, 22 Aug 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

It’s been a year since ripples from a colliding pair of dead stars tickled the gravitational wave detectors of the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo facilities.

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Kambri university precinct at night with lights.
Wednesday, 22 Aug 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

The National Energy Guarantee appears to promise the certainty that experts have desperately sought for. But beware: there is a renewable energy train coming.

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Friday, 17 Aug 2018
  • News

Age-related decline, can occur subtly and slowly for some individuals, while for others it happens much faster. A researcher from ANU is trying to find out why.

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Thursday, 16 Aug 2018
  • News

An academic at ANU has dated an ancient portrait of Henry VIII using specialised scanning technology and his expertise in annual tree-rings.

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Thursday, 16 Aug 2018
  • News

Australian scientists have invented a new ultra-thin device that can turn invisible light into the visible and change the colour of light,

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Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Many of us stare in the face of such disaster, and feel helpless. Learning what actually happens during an earthquake could help you feel better prepared.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings, ovals and Black Mountain.
Monday, 13 Aug 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Outside my office window, two skilled workers complete a hard and dirty job. They’re cutting the felled trunk of a tree into small enough pieces to be thrown in

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Campus at dusk, showing buildings, trees and a silver ball sculpture.
Monday, 13 Aug 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

Several large earthquakes have struck the Indonesian island of Lombok in the past week, with the largest quake killing at least 98 people

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Friday, 10 Aug 2018
  • News

Scientists have helped to solve the mystery underlying Jupiter's coloured bands in a new study on the interaction between atmospheres and magnetic fields.

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