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Latest news: Science

ANU scientists discover new cause of lupus – and hope for a cure

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ANU scientists have identified a gene that causes lupus, an autoimmune disease that can be life-threatening in severe cases

Music could let us talk to dolphins

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ANU research suggests music could let humans communicate with dolphins and learn more about these naturally curious creatures.

UNSW Canberra discovers how bees navigate

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Bumblebees possess impressive sensorimotor strategies that can solve complex navigational problems, an UNSW Canberra study has found.

ANU researchers on track for multiple sclerosis cure

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ANU and German researchers are on the track of a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases.

ANU report shows men aren’t biologically smarter than women

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Most women will have heard the phrase ‘men are just biologically smarter than women’, but an ANU report debunks this sexist belief.

‘Exercise in a pill’ for Alzheimer’s patients

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ANU researchers have discovered a futuristic molecular therapy that could help patients suffering from neurological diseases.

To the editor: Stefaniak denying climate science

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No, Bill Stefaniak, it is not okay to dismiss Greta Thunberg as ‘troubled’ (CW 11 November 2021 p8). Anger is a rational response to the unfolding disaster of climate change.

World’s most powerful telescope closer to unlocking Universe’s secrets

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Australian astronomers hunting for Earth-like planets outside our solar system and investigating the dramatic life and death of stars have been given a major boost.

ANU scientists help detect waves in space

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Australian scientists testing Einstein's theory of general relativity have discovered a flood of gravitational waves crashing across the universe.

Explore one of the universe’s great mysteries on Dark Matter Day

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Scientists from the ACT and across the country will introduce members of the public to dark matter in a Dark Matter Day event this weekend.

Science Week festival looks to the future of food

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What will food look like in the years to come? How will we produce it and how can we ensure our plates are sustainable?

ANU-led night-vision breakthrough makes the invisible visible

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The new prototype tech, based on nanoscale crystals, could be used for defence as well as day-to-day uses, making it safer to drive or walk home after dark.

Scientists show drought-tolerant crops need skin in the game

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Scientists have found a way to precisely measure a plant’s water loss through its skin.

ACT Government’s five-year Science Plan for the environment

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The ACT Government’s Science Plan sets the agenda for environmental conservation, sustainability, and liveability in the ACT until 2025.

Great Conjunction brings gas giants closest to Earth in centuries

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Canberra skywatchers are readying their telescopes for the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, last seen in the Middle Ages.

Henry the Flying emu to teach children about gravity

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Move over Isaac Newton! There’s a new gravity expert in town. A new children’s book by a renowned Australian scientist will teach children about the science behind gravity, via the story of...
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