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24 Jun 2020
The pandemic seems to have given the planet a bit of respite. But doubts remain whether it will be a lasting change
17 Jun 2020
The ANU has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the Federal Government to provide advice to the Australian Government on a farm biodiversity and carbon...
4 Jun 2020
New research examines historical records exploring low-elevation snowfall events to create Australia’s longest analysis of daily temperature extremes and their...
19 May 2020
A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown for the first time the full extent of the areas burned by Victorian bushfires...
14 May 2020
Feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per year.
12 May 2020
A major independent review has confirmed freshwater flows are vital to maintaining the health of the Murray River’s lower lakes, striking a blow to demands by...
28 Apr 2020
In this episode of Behind the Headline, we speak with Clare Foster about her research into how animals can influence bushfires by managing fuel loads.
17 Apr 2020
A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that animals may be an "untapped" resource to help manage fuel loads for...
31 Mar 2020
A major scorecard gives the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10. Immediate action is needed to put Australia’s environment on a course to...
20 Mar 2020
On the 4th March the Fenner School of Environment & Society at ANU held an all-day symposium called “Africa & it’s People – Interdisciplinary Lessons...
12 Feb 2020
A new paper in Nature Sustainability looks at the concept of planetary boundaries, and assesses what are critical levels of interference in that Earth system...
4 Dec 2019
With much of our food being grown globally, with plants dispersed far outside their place of origin, how does this change the relationship between bees and...