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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, 13 Aug 2018

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.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018

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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University campus at dusk with lights
Tue, 10 Jul 2018

Australia’s landscapes are dotted with mature eucalypts but they’re rapidly becoming collateral damage from population growth.

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Aerial view of Kambri showing landscaping, lawns and trees.
Fri, 06 Jul 2018

Australian governments have increased their spending on mental health over the last few decades. But the rate of mental illness isn’t going down.

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Side of building at dusk.
Sun, 01 Jul 2018

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the Australian Environmental-Economic Accounts on June 15.

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Aerial view of landscaping with amphitheatre.
Wed, 27 Jun 2018

Cats take a hefty toll on Australia’s reptiles – killing an estimated 649 million of them every year, including threatened species.

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Aerial view of Kambri showing creek, buildings and trees.
Mon, 18 Jun 2018

The King Island Scrubtit and the King Island Brown Thornbill are considered the first and third most likely birds to go extinct in the next 20 years.

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Tue, 12 Jun 2018

With a rollicking story to set the scene, this piece explores the notion of population health – what is it, and why does it even matter?

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Siding Spring at night
Tue, 29 May 2018

About once a week, I’m the one to gently explain that the star name bought to honour someone's memory is not officially recognised.

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