Volume 50 Number 3
Volume 50 Number 3

Editor's picks

The last croak

A strange fungal disease is killing frogs and other amphibians in Australia and other parts of the world. Never fear, though – ANU scientists are on the case to stop the killing spree. Will Wright and Peter O’Rourke report.
Lindsey Bignell next to the ANU's 14UD particle accelerator at the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility, which he uses to understand the response of the dark matter detector to different types of particles. Photo: Lannon Harley

Space frontier, down a gold mine

Scientists will build a research lab at the bottom of a gold mine in country Victoria in an effort to crack one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries. Will Wright reports.

Under the ice

What does the latest research predict about the future for Antarctica? Amanda Cox reports.

The cyberspace war on drugs

Undercover researchers at ANU are on the front line of a new war on drugs in cyberspace. Rachel Curtis reports.

In the community

Image by J. Langer.
Anne and Adam Masters. Photo by Lannon Harley.

In their words

Dr Tania Evans.
Gabrielle Carey and Julia Brown, PhD ’18, BA ’12 (Hons1), BSc ’11
Professor Tony Dreise, Director of the ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research. Photo by Lannon Hartley.
Dr Sam Mostyn delivering the 2019 International Women’s Day Lecture at ANU. Photo by Lannon Harley.
Professor Susan Scott on Mount Taylor in Canberra's south, a walk she does daily after work. Photo by Lannon Harley.

Features

Professor Philip Piper says the breakthrough could provide new information about human evolutionary history. Photo by Lannon Harley.
Savanhdary Vongpoothorn installs Footsteps to the Nigatsu-do. Photo by Brenton McGeachie.

One more word

Furphy’s Farm Water Cart, c.1900. Image courtesy of J Furphy & Sons Pty Ltd.

In the community

Image by J. Langer.
Anne and Adam Masters. Photo by Lannon Harley.

In their words

Dr Tania Evans.
Gabrielle Carey and Julia Brown, PhD ’18, BA ’12 (Hons1), BSc ’11
Professor Tony Dreise, Director of the ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research. Photo by Lannon Hartley.
Dr Sam Mostyn delivering the 2019 International Women’s Day Lecture at ANU. Photo by Lannon Harley.
Professor Susan Scott on Mount Taylor in Canberra's south, a walk she does daily after work. Photo by Lannon Harley.

Features

Professor Philip Piper says the breakthrough could provide new information about human evolutionary history. Photo by Lannon Harley.
Savanhdary Vongpoothorn installs Footsteps to the Nigatsu-do. Photo by Brenton McGeachie.

One more word

Furphy’s Farm Water Cart, c.1900. Image courtesy of J Furphy & Sons Pty Ltd.