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Genetic data could save an endangered songbird, the forty-spotted pardalote, according to scientists at the Australian National University (ANU).

Sunday 2 April will be the last day for Canberrans to see an exhibit that has travelled to 45 universities, in 20 countries across the world. 'Unissued Diplomas' was created for the Ukrainian uni students who died following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, written, organised, and carried around the world by their peers who lived on to tell their tales

Last year was a “bumper” one for Australia’s environment on the back of significant rainfall, but climate change, habitat destruction and invasive species remain ongoing threats, according to the latest edition of Australia’s Environment Report. 

A recent study by researchers at The Australian National University has shown that the right amount of sleep becomes even more important to brain health upon reaching middle age.

More magnesium in our daily diet leads to better brain health as we age, according to scientists from the Neuroimaging and Brain Lab at The ANU.  

E-cigarette use among young Australians has increased “alarmingly” in recent years, as a major peer-reviewed study led by The ANU confirms the health risks vaping poses.

A previously unknown faultline caused Victoria’s largest earthquake in two centuries, according to ANU scientists.

Like human hunter-gatherers, superb fairy-wrens are picky when it comes to helping others in distress, scientists argue.

Fewer Australians think government should play a role in providing essential services as well as in their daily lives.

Women are just as willing to be interviewed by media as men but are increasingly concerned about copping sexist abuse and online trolling when they do, new research from Curtin University and The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

Seismologists from the Australian National University have analysed earthquakes to shed new light on the deepest parts of Earth’s inner core.

Syenta, an ANU-based startup company, could put Canberra on the map for 3D printing and electronics manufacturing.

The vulnerable superb parrot is facing a nesting crisis in Canberra's woodlands, according to a new study by ANU and the ACT Government.

Internationally renowned expert in solar energy, ANU's Professor Andrew Blakers, has been awarded the 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

Baby formula companies are exploiting parents' emotions and manipulating scientific information and policymakers to generate sales, argues an international team of scientists including ANU experts.

Climate Commissioner and co-director of the Canberra Urban and Regional Futures initiative, ANU Emeritus Professor Will Steffen has died overnight.