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What is Earth’s inner core and why do scientists want to study it?
More than 5,000 kilometres beneath the surface is Earth’s inner core, a solid metallic ball, slightly smaller than…
‘It’s like winning Eurovision’: an ANU graduate’s journey from kangaroo whisperer to global dance sensation
What do drag queens, Brazilian funk dancers and biologists have in common? No, this isn’t the beginning of…
Pepper, the world’s smartest retail robot, is changing how we think about AI
If you’ve been fortunate enough to jet off to Japan recently, you may have checked in to a…
Three nuclear science discoveries from ANU you should know about
For many mortals, thoughts about the origins of the universe and how we, and all planets, came to…
What is pill testing and how does it work?
From detecting a deadly synthetic opioid circulating in the community to the Australian-first discovery of a mysterious new…
ANU researchers closer to finding new lung cancer treatments
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered that a protein,…
ANU students to forge own path in Indo-Pacific in year of firsts
Deepening knowledge in Japanese customs and applying an educational and mental health lens to better understand Korean culture…
How flies are helping develop brain cancer treatments
Chimpanzees and other members of the primate family are the animals that come to mind when we think…
ANU HC Coombs Fellows return to campus following disruptions
Shining a spotlight on the representation of Aboriginal histories, Tasmanian artist, writer and curator Dr Julie Gough, a Trawlwoolway woman, draws on her Aboriginal ancestry and…
Australia set to blast off on its first moon mission
Australia’s space industry is abuzz with excitement after the Federal Government inked a deal with NASA to put…
Better behaving bots
Today’s robots are so advanced that they are learning to dance like humans. But can they think like us?…