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Drone image sheep and low level dam

Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end?

New research suggests southern Australia may experience longer and more frequent droughts in the future, as the climate changes.

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Wheat in a lab
Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Discussions about the rules governing genetic technology in New Zealand remain complex. But they need not be marked by conflict, as long as people’s views and values are genuinely considered.

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Time
Mon, 23 Sep 2024

Society says time is money; but ANU physicist Peter Riggs says aspects of time might not even be real at all.

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Water flowing creek
Tue, 27 Aug 2024

What types of chemicals are actually considered “forever chemicals”? And how should we deal with the escalating threat they pose?

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Penguin antarctica
Thu, 22 Aug 2024

New research shows Antarctica’s coastlines more connected to land in the Southern Hemisphere than previously thought.

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star cluster
Tue, 13 Aug 2024

Astronomers observed the radiation of a dense star cluster and achieved a scientific first: measuring how quickly these particles change direction due to fluctuations in interstellar magnetic fields.

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Forest
Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Australia’s forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process.

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Milky Way stars in the night sky.
Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Light pollution is a relatively recent problem. So, what happened? And what can we do to help darkness reign supreme again?

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PhD candidate at the School of Medicine and Psychology, Yangxueqing (Mary) Jiang standing outside the Psychology building at the Australian National University
Fri, 09 Aug 2024

Climate misinformation may be more effective than we’d like to think.

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Logging
Mon, 05 Aug 2024

New research has found ongoing logging in NSW affects the habitat of at least 150 species considered at risk of extinction, due mostly to historical deforestation and degradation.

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