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23 October 2024
Epic voyage to uncover what causes tsunamis
A team of international scientists, including two researchers from ANU, will soon sail to the Japan Trench to discover more about what causes tsunamis.
7 October 2020
Landmark voyage to help uncover Earth’s deep secrets
A team of Australian researchers are about to set off on a landmark voyage to discover more about the Earth beneath our oceans, and what triggers underwater earthquakes. The team will sail on CSIRO research vessel Investigator, to a remote area known as Macquarie Ridge, halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica, to place special monitoring equipment on the ocean floor. The monitoring will provide vital information about some of the Earth’s most violent underwater earthquakes. It could also help scientists understand future earthquakes and tsunamis that might affect coastal populations in Australia and New Zealand. The project’s Chief Scientists, Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić and Dr Caroline Eakin will lead the research team from The Australian National University and say it will be a “ground-breaking” trip. At the same time, scientists from University of Tasmania led by Professor Mike Coffin, will conduct research…
1 October 2024
Tongan volcanic eruption triggered by explosion as big as ‘five underground nuclear bombs’
The Hunga Tonga underwater volcano was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, now new research from ANU has revealed its main trigger.
1 February 2024
Disaster ready: Vanuatu safehouse to blend Western and Indigenous engineering
A new safehouse in a remote part of Vanuatu will draw on traditional methods in an effort to keep residents safe during cyclones.
14 June 2022
Pandemic hero receives Queen’s honours
An ANU intensive care specialist who helped keep the ACT community safe during COVID-19 has been recognised in the 2022 Queen's Birthday honours list.
22 November 2021
‘Ground-breaking’ voyage to unlock Earth's inner secrets
A significant mission to retrieve 27 seismometers from the rugged ocean floor near Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean will unlock the secrets of the Earth's inner layers and what triggers underwater earthquakes and tsunamis.
8 November 2021
Scientists detect a 'tsunami' of gravitational waves
A team of international scientists, including researchers from ANU, have unveiled the largest number of gravitational waves ever detected.
1 November 2024
Breaking bread, building community and battling bias
ANU youth advocate Eggy is learning how to navigate the world and create change. Through simple meals and challenging his own biases he is finding the way.
27 February 2023
A rising China must be met by a coalition from the ‘Blue Continent’
It will take many nations to stop China dominating the Pacific. Australia has a leading role to play in this major multilateral contest.
24 February 2023
Regional security depends on the Pacific Islands Forum
Cooperation and collaboration will help Pacific Island nations face the difficult times ahead.
18 January 2022
'Deep concern' for cut off Tonga
Two Tongan academics at ANU say panic and a lack of clear information are hampering search and rescue efforts in the wake of the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano.
10 November 2020
Taking traditional Japanese arts online
The ANU Za Kabuki club is not letting 2020 rain on their parade.
9 April 2020
COVID-19 to push half a billion people into poverty
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people or eight per cent of the world’s population – according to new research. The authors of a United Nations University study found that a setback of that size could reverse a decade of global progress on poverty reduction. “Extreme poverty in Australia’s immediate region is likely to skyrocket,” said co-author Mr Christopher Hoy, from The Australian National University (ANU). “In other regions such as the Middle East and North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, the adverse impacts of COVID-19 could result in poverty levels similar to those recorded 30 years ago.” It is the first time that poverty has increased globally in 30 years, according to the report published…