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May
2019
Climate a driver of language diversity »
A region's climate has a greater impact than landscape on how many languages are spoken there, new research from The Australian National...
17
May
2019
New computer program can help crack precision medicine »
Researchers from ANU have helped develop a new computer program to find out a person's genetic make-up, bringing us a step closer to an era...
14
May
2019
Having an STI could benefit male animals »
Having a sexually transmitted infection and passing it on to a mate could benefit male animals, ANU research has found.
06
May
2019
Big shooting star shows set to light up night sky »
Amateur astronomers across Australia will be treated to shooting stars over the next few days, as bits of rock and ice from Halley's Comet...
03
May
2019
Ancient star-crash detection ushers new dawn for discovery »
An international team of scientists, including from The Australian National University (ANU), have detected two stars colliding in space...
24
Apr
2019
New silicon promises sunnier days for solar tech »
An international research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has made a new type of silicon that better uses sunlight and...
18
Apr
2019
Study reveals how lightning often strikes twice »
Lightning often strikes twice, contrary to popular belief. New research reveals why.
11
Apr
2019
New species of early human found in the Philippines »
An international team of researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines, proving the region played a...
08
Apr
2019
Owen Atkin announced 2019 Entrepreneurial Professor »
Plant biologist and Head of the Plant Sciences Division at the ANU Research School of Biology, Professor Owen Atkin, has been named the...
01
Apr
2019
ANU finds 530,000 potential pumped-hydro sites worldwide »
ANU has completed a global audit of 530,000 potential sites for pumped-hydro energy storage that can be used to support low-cost, secure,...
29
Mar
2019
Mass amphibian extinctions globally caused by fungal disease »
An international study led by ANU has found a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in more than 500 amphibian species,...
26
Mar
2019
ANU scientists solve mystery shrouding oldest animal fossils »
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered that 558 million-year-old Dickinsonia fossils do not reveal all of...
25
Mar
2019
Pumped Storage Hydropower a “game-changer”: ANU research »
A series of Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) projects planned across 5 states could triple Australia's electricity storage capacity,...
21
Mar
2019
There’s a better way to manage kangaroo populations – study »
Landholders need to turn professional in controlling kangaroo populations on their properties and regard the iconic Australian animals as...
20
Mar
2019
Asteroid’s rugged surface complicates Osiris-REx mission »
The near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, has thrown NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission a curve ball as its rough surface littered with boulders had not been...
20
Mar
2019
Critically endangered birds still alive on King Island »
A new study has found two critically endangered bird species feared to be near extinction on King Island in the Bass Strait are not only...
16
Mar
2019
Earth is a less volatile version of the Sun, study finds »
ANU scientists have found that Earth is made of the same elements as the Sun but has less of the volatile elements such as hydrogen, helium...
15
Mar
2019
New 3D map will help solve long-standing cosmic mysteries »
A new study led by ANU has created a 3D map of the magnetic field in a small wedge of the Milky Way galaxy, paving the way for future...
14
Mar
2019
ANU research set to shake-up space missions »
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found a number of 2D materials can not only withstand being sent into space,...
14
Mar
2019
Thank Earth’s magnetic field for water that gives you life »
A study by scientists at ANU on the magnetic fields of planets has found that most planets discovered in other solar systems are unlikely...
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