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12
Aug
2022

Study reveals salty secrets of Mediterranean megaflood

A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) offers further clues about what happened to the Mediterranean during…

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12
Aug
2022

ANU scientists to measure ‘footy quake’ at Raiders game

If you've ever thought you felt the Earth move under your feet at a Canberra Raiders game, you might soon have scientific proof…

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09
Aug
2022

'Dream' discovery to help breed more water-efficient crops

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and James Cook University (JCU) have identified an "exquisite" natural…

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29
Jul
2022

Researchers cook up new recipe for Pretzel-shaped peptides

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new way to synthesise bicyclic peptides, with major…

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27
Jul
2022

Bird prediction tool takes flight in Eureka prizes

The team behind a powerful tool that helps farmers identify management actions that could support threatened birds on their…

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21
Jul
2022

The trees that make you sneeze

Did you know Canberra is the allergy capital of Australia? No, we aren't 'pollen' your leg. Gouri Banerji finds out what trees…

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20
Jul
2022

ANU start-up receives funding for anti-inflammatory research

A new start-up company led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and Monash University has received…

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14
Jul
2022

Scientists track down elusive Queensland marsupial

Scientists have tracked down and named a rare population of the White-footed Dunnart - a nocturnal native marsupial - in…

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14
Jul
2022

Reality and illusion in magpie-lark song-and-dance duets

A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening. Co-author…

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13
Jul
2022

Mistletoe die-off bad news for woodland birds

Mistletoe plants suffered widespread die-off during the recent 2019-20 drought, and it spells bad news for Australia's woodland…

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12
Jul
2022

ANU physicist making waves in space joins top global society

A theoretical physicist from The Australian National University (ANU) whose pioneering work has fundamentally altered our…

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08
Jul
2022

Electric vehicles pass the remote road test

Electric vehicles can handle the distances required to travel to essential services in remote and regional Australia, a new…

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07
Jul
2022

Star couple caught ending their embrace

We now have new clues about a mysterious stage in the life of binary stars, thanks to research from The Australian National…

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04
Jul
2022

Here’s what you need to know about the Varroa mite

Bee populations worldwide have been collapsing under attack from parasitic Varroa mites. Now, these mites have reached…

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27
Jun
2022

$45m injection to electrify innovation in Aussie solar tech

The Australian National University (ANU) will play a critical role in researching and developing cheaper, more efficient and…

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24
Jun
2022

Weather and climate modelling powers up at ANU

Future weather and climate predictions have been given a major boost with the launch of a new national research facility worth $7…

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21
Jun
2022

Nanoparticles control light like road signs direct traffic

Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very…

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15
Jun
2022

Scientists discover rapidly growing black hole

The fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years has been discovered by an international team led by astronomers…

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15
Jun
2022

Hi-tech nest boxes to help greater gliders

The humble wildlife nest box has been given a hi-tech overhaul to help greater gliders severely impacted by Australia's bushfire…

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10
Jun
2022

Ancient DNA unearths cultural “explosion" in the Pacific

DNA analysis of ancient human remains has shed new light on an "explosion" of intermixing cultures and genetics in an island…

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