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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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For frog populations worldwide, an unusual fungal pathogen – spread globally over the last 40 years by humans – is the cause of many species declines and extinctions. For the first time a group of scientists led by the Fenner School at ANU have mapped the spread, and impact of this pathogen.
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A series of Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) projects planned across 5 states could triple Australia’s electricity storage capacity, according to a new study by a researcher at The Australian National University (ANU).
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Fenner environmental lecturer Dr Matthew Brookhouse speaks with the Canberra Times about climate impacts on Canberra's autumn leaf displays.
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New Fenner climate science lecturer Dr Joelle Gergis discusses her work in the climate change sphere in this Q&A.
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Did you know that the Palm Cockato is one of the few birds in the world that uses a tool as musical instrument? Fenner's Professor Rob Heinsohn said the rare bird could be extinct within a decade unless urgent action is taken to protect its habitat.
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Claudia Munera has penned this heartfelt piece following the loss of her friend and colleague, Javier Maldonado who was in Colombia working in the field. Claudia honours his memory and celebrates his passion for life and scientific research.
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As one of the expert witnesses to the Royal Commission, Dr Marshall welcomed the way the Commission dealt with her evidence in the Indigenous engagement chapter, as well as the evidence provided to the Commission by senior Aboriginal witnesses from the Basin and other experts.
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What makes a plant rare? Simply being hard to find, or even endangered? It was this question that Fenner PhD student Meena Sritharan is searching for an answer to.
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Led by scientists at the Australian National University in partnership with Australian and African based universities and R&D organizations, new research is changing the way small scale irrigation systems are run in nations like Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania.