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Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered by ANU scientists, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet’s magnetic field.

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Wednesday, 26 Sep 2018
  • News

New research could hold the key to unlocking the power of enzymes, allowing them to potentially be used to break down toxic pollutants or heal wounds faster.

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Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018
  • News

Tylah Saunders from the ANU Joint Colleges of Science is the 2018 ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year.

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Monday, 24 Sep 2018

Did you notice something different on University Avenue? It’s quite hard to miss.

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Friday, 21 Sep 2018
  • News

Molecules of fat discovered in an ancient fossil reveal the earliest confirmed animal in the geological record that lived on Earth 558 million years ago.

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Monday, 17 Sep 2018
  • Analysis and opinion

The Australian renewable energy industry will install more than 10 gigawatts of new solar and wind power during 2018 and 2019.

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Friday, 14 Sep 2018
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An international team of researchers has invented a tiny camera lens, which may lead to a device that links quantum computers to an optical fibre network.

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Thursday, 13 Sep 2018
  • Student blog

As part of the Environmental Science Field School offered by the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU, we recently went to the Clonakilla vineyard.

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Wednesday, 12 Sep 2018
  • Student blog

Over the ANU winter break, I took a course called ‘The Future of Food: Health, Environment and Law’ at Yale University through the IARU Global Summer Program.

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Monday, 10 Sep 2018
  • Student blog

As a part of a Biodiversity Conservation course, we had the opportunity to spend a few days in the stunning Booderee National Park in Jervis Bay.

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