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We're going on a beetle hunt
This is a story about what it's like to tackle an entirely new problem, so nothing is easy. Not even catching some beetles.
Let the hunt begin!
Disability advocate Marcus Dadd: ‘I hope I can inspire people to chase their dreams’
Fenner graduate and disability advocate Marcus Dadd has a passion for inclusive and sustainable practices in agriculture.
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Australia’s summer weather heats up
Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick gives us the run down of what is expected to be Australia's hottest hummer on record.
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Citizen scientists from around the world are being asked to help complete Australia's longest daily weather record.
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There are now attempts to manage the rangeland goat to become a major commodity, but can these wily creatures be managed and harvested in Australia?
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Climate History Australia has launched a new citizen science project to create the longest daily weather record for Australia.
- Education story
For the ANU virtual Open Week 2020, we put together a series of podcasts talking about the teaching and learning at the Fenner School.
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When the clock ticked over to 2020, Australia was in the grip of a brutal drought and unprecedented bushfires. But in the months since, while many of us were indoors avoiding the pandemic, nature has started its slow recovery. That is the message of our new analysis released today.
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Professor Jamie Pittock spoke with ABC Radio National about a new review of Australia's Environmental laws - and finding that they have largely failed in their mission.
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You might associate the Australian Alps with skiing, Snowy Hydro-Electric or the Man from Snowy River. But few know of the region’s history of exploitation, and of those who fought to save this precious wilderness. A new book, tells that important story.
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A novel approach to fumigating the nests of the 40-spotted pardalote has proven to be highly effective.
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A new project is open to Honours and Masters students to apply a new food systems model study the link between food production, food processing, and nutritional density across range of food stuffs from the horticulture, aquaculture and the live stock industries.