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Child holding sign that says 'there's no planet B'

While the adverse impacts of climate crises on vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are clearer, the climate related impacts on maternal and child health are well less understood.

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Crocodile swimming

How did saltwater crocodiles snap up Yusuke Fukuda’s heart?

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Woman in control room at observatory

Searching for galaxies from the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory

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Dr Joëlle Gergis is standing on a path in a rainforest. She is looking up to the sky whilst beams of sunlight break through the rainforest foliage.

For award-winning researcher Dr Joëlle Gergis, climate action is about protecting the people and places we love.

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An illustration of a brain

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, there has been more attention given to problems of mental ill-health including depression than ever before. A new therapeutic option, especially for depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, is slowly helping to address some of these considerable unmet needs in our community.

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Professor Leonie Quinn (L) and ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith (R) in a lab of the John Curtin School of Medical Research

Canberra Brain Cancer Collaborative, headed by Professor Leonie Quinn and her team, created the biobank using the $300,000 grant awarded at the 2022 Research Innovation Fund funding round.

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Man in office with jars

Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites.

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Woman holds clay structure in lab

Beth O'Sullivan combines science with design to develop fish-friendly 3D-printed materials for coral reef restoration.

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Fighting fires from space

Behind the scenes: building a satellite to prevent Australian bushfires

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