Research stories
Discover how our research creates social, economic and environmental impact and deliver real-world solutions to address complex environmental challenges.
Transforming the land through local empowerment: the story of smallholder irrigation schemes in Africa
For four years, ANU and country partners conducted irrigation research in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
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Managing the water quality of farm dams is critical to the health of livestock as well as boosting crop production, according to new research from the ANU Sustainable Farms group.
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Some of the first ever recorded evidence of reproduction in blue whales, including underwater footage of a mother nursing its calf, has been captured as part of a decade-long research and citizen science program led by the ANU.
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GPS tracking collars revealed how newly reintroduced eastern quolls are being welcomed with open paws.
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What does the evidence say about what tall, wet forests actually looked like 250 years ago? The answer matters because it influences how these forests are managed.
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Dubbed "CSI, but for parrots", Dr George Olah is creating a forensic genomic toolkit which will help authorities to track the routes of illegally traded birds poached from the wild in Indonesia.
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What business does a wild animal have in contributing to our domestic bliss?
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Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study from The Australian National University has shown.
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A new project seeks to rewrite this period of history – and others – to honour the voices and experiences of Aboriginal people whose contributions to colonial-era expeditions have long been overlooked.
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What does it mean to save threatened species? How often do we achieve it? And how often do we fail? New research answers these questions for Australian birds.