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6 Apr 2018
Why we are measuring the health of Australian vegetation poorly
Decision-makers need to be more aware of the role of disturbances in degrading ecosystems.
23 Mar 2018
The Murray-Darling Basin and Australia’s water future
Associate Professor Jamie Pittock explains why effective management of the Murray-Darling Basin is essential for Australia’s water future.
23 Mar 2018
Future-proofing Canberra’s treescapes
Canberra's living infrastructure will need to adapt with the city's growing population, writes Professor Peter Kanowski.
29 Aug 2017
Science is important but moves too fast: five charts on how Australians view science and scientists
90% of Australians feel science has made life easier. But we're a complex nation when it comes to the finer details of how we view science and scientists.
13 Jun 2017
The three-minute story of 800,000 years of climate change with a sting in the tail
This short video puts recent climate change and carbon dioxide emissions into the context of the past 800,000 years.
26 May 2017
Scientists urged to keep rare species habitat secret
Researchers at ANU are calling for location data to be withheld from research publications to help protect some rare and endangered species.
23 May 2017
World better off without US in global climate agreement – ANU expert
A climate policy expert at The Australian National University (ANU) says the world would be better off if the US withdraws from the global climate agreement
21 Apr 2017
Nuclear options need to be in the energy mix - expert guide
A symposium of energy experts has called for a national discussion on nuclear options, including mining, power generation and waste storage
1 Feb 2017
Leadbeater's Possum faces extinction if logging continues
Victoria's faunal emblem the Leadbeater's Possum and other species will become extinct within about 30 years unless clear-fell logging stops in Victoria's Mountain Ash forests, new research based on 30 years of monitoring the forests has found.
23 Jan 2017
Things fall apart: why do the ecosytems we depend on collapse?
People collapse, buildings collapse, economies collapse and even entire human civilizations collapse.
