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Aerial photo of a saltpan

Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?

Landsat Nextis the next generation of an Earth observation satellite program from which Australia has benefited for over 40 years. Here's what it means for Australia.

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University avenue through Kambri precinct with buildings and trees.
Fri, 10 Jul 2020

It's painfully clear nature is buckling under the weight of farming's demands. There's another way – but it involves accepting nature's limits.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings, ovals and Black Mountain.
Fri, 10 Jul 2020

After the bushfires, we went looking for endangered corroboree frogs. Normally, they respond to our calls. But at some sites, the ponds were silent.

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Tue, 07 Jul 2020

Amid the dire consequences of COVID-19, some consider the pandemic to the best news the environment has received in a long time.

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Mon, 06 Jul 2020

Australia's space industry is booming despite the impact of coronavirus.

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Kambri university precinct at night with lights.
Tue, 09 Jun 2020

In fiction and popular culture, parasitic characters appear as a metaphor for the threat and spread of disease.

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Tue, 09 Jun 2020

Snow was once a regular feature of the southern Australian climate, but it has become less common because of climate change.

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Building with garden in foreground.
Thu, 21 May 2020

No other event in our lifetimes has brought such sudden, drastic loss to Australia’s biodiversity as the last bushfire season. Governments, researchers and conservationists have committed to the long road to recovery. But in those vast burnt landscapes, where do we start?

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The parched Murray Darling
Wed, 20 May 2020

A major independent review has confirmed freshwater flows are vital to maintaining the health of the Murray River’s lower lakes.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings, ovals and Black Mountain.
Wed, 20 May 2020