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Stopping native forest logging key to getting to net zero
Leading researchers are calling for a cease to native forest logging if Australia wants to meet its net zero targets in coming…
Discovery of exciton pairs could enable next-gen technology
Electrical engineers from The Australian National University (ANU) have demonstrated how to create exciton pairs in a new type of…
91ÊÓƵto support Aussie start-up in growing plants on the moon
The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by…
Game-changing holographic tech focus of 91ÊÓƵresearch centre
A ground-breaking research centre focused on optical technologies, which could create lifelike moving holograms that display…
Youth mental health improves despite COVID pressure
The mental health and wellbeing of young Australians has dramatically improved, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new…
Breakthrough in understanding mysterious gamma-ray signal
A study by an international team of scientists has shed new light on the origins of a bright patch of gamma radiation toward…
Study unlocks secrets of native rodents' race to new lands
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has mapped the DNA from more than 150 species of native rodents from…
How to survive magpie swooping season
The Australian Magpie is one of the country's most iconic birds, beloved for its melodic warbling and impressive…
Scientists to harvest valuable resources from wastewater
A team of researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and CSIRO has been awarded more than $1 million to develop…
Fungi fighter named ACT’s emerging scientist
Using cutting-edge technology, biologist Dr Benjamin Schwessinger from The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to…
Food production impacting Earth and its natural processes
Food production is already one of the biggest stressors to our planet, but it's made substantially more challenging by the…
Mars model provides method for landing humans on Red Planet
A mathematical model developed by space medicine experts from The Australian National University (ANU) could be used to predict…
Unboxing a passion for science
Marshmallows and spaghetti may not be the foundation of a delicious dinner, but together they can be used to create a structure…
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…
91ÊÓƵscientists 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…
'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…
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…
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…
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…
91ÊÓƵstart-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…
