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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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- News
In six out of nine vital life support systems, we have blown well past the safe zone. And we’re now in the danger zone, where we – as well as every other species – are now at risk.
- Academic profile
For award-winning researcher Dr Joëlle Gergis, climate action is about protecting the people and places we love.
- Research story
Australia’s palm cockatoos are well-known for their unique love of drumming, but they don’t just have great rhythm – they also each have their own sense of style when it comes to crafting their tools, a new study has found.
- Research story
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has released a draft feral cat management plan, experts explain how the plan could help prevent extinctions of Australian wildlife.
- Student profile
“It is a strange thing being so intimately part of something but also not understanding what will happen, and the secrecies involved in it,” says ANU alumna and Alone Australia contestant Kate Grarock.
- Education story
The course description begins: “Would you like to make a difference to the world, but are not sure how, or where to start?” It’s a bold opening gambit, but this particular course is prepared to be bold.
- Decoloyarns
The majority of the media coverage of the 2023 AUKUS submarine deal has focused on the interests of settler-colonists. So whose perspectives and interests might flesh out a bigger nuclear picture that keeps the environment in mind?
- Research story
Sometimes research projects have outcomes you can’t anticipate, such as finding yourself on an Instagram Live, surprising local front page news articles, and unexpected awards.