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How do climate experts feel about the future? We asked them

While it’s already too late to repair some of the damage caused by climate change, ANU researchers still believe in a sustainable future.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings, ovals and Black Mountain.
Mon, 01 Jul 2019

Conventional conservation approaches are unlikely to lead to effective coexistence between humans and large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes.

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Aerial view of ANU campus, showing buildings, ovals and Black Mountain.
Mon, 24 Jun 2019

The idea of being able to send instructions to organisms in different kingdoms is fascinating.

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Wed, 19 Jun 2019

In an ideal world, people would look at issues with a clear focus only on the facts. But in the real world, we know that doesn’t happen often.

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Tue, 14 May 2019

Scientists can teach us how to exist in the face of existential dread.

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University avenue through Kambri precinct with buildings and trees.
Tue, 23 Apr 2019

It’s time to recognise logging for short-lived wood products is a poor use of native forests.

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Thu, 18 Apr 2019

Recent temperature trends and extremes have changed the growing conditions experienced by trees and are placing autumn displays at risk.

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Building with trees in foreground.
Mon, 15 Apr 2019

Evidence from around the world shows that public investment in STEM can advance a strong economy, a healthy population and a sustainable environment.

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Building with garden in foreground.
Mon, 08 Apr 2019

Environmental news is rarely good. But even by those low standards, 2018 was especially bad.

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Kambri university precinct at night with lights.
Mon, 04 Feb 2019

Evidence uncovered by the Royal Commission has shown systemic failures in the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

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