Ultra-precise ANU coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the global collaboration…
ANU researchers elected ATSE Fellows
Two researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have been elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of…
Australia doesn't need more gas to meet energy needs, research finds
Pumped hydro and battery storage can enable Australia to meet its energy needs without increasing the use of gas to fuel…
Tiny atomic tweak makes plastic-eating enzymes more powerful
A new approach that changes just one atom in plastic-degrading enzymes could help make them more efficient while maintaining…
Indigenous-led conservation helps save endangered cockatoo
An Indigenous community in Indonesia has found a way to protect one of the world’s rarest cockatoos without abandoning a…
Vale Kyle Wilson
The Australian National University (ANU) and Australia have lost one of our foremost experts on Russia, Kyle Wilson, who died on…
Not the greatest glider: first study puts Australia’s biggest glider to the test
Australia’s largest gliding marsupial may not be the country’s best glider after all, according to new research from The…
Almost half of Australian adults have used Generative AI
Almost half of Australian adults have used Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), with most users reporting it improves how…
Humans trained to spot AI faces in the battle against deepfake fraud
Humans have been successfully trained to spot AI-generated faces in a study led by researchers at the Australian National…
Plants reveal hidden strategy for hotter, drier climates
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered a mechanism that helps plants continue photosynthesising…
ANU receives transformative $4.5 million gift to advance personalised medicine
The Australian National University (ANU) has received a landmark $4.5 million commitment from The McCusker Charitable Foundation…
Copycat cockatoos learn to adapt from each other
Research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed that wild sulphur-crested cockatoos learn what foods…
ANU spin-out Liquid Instruments secures $70 million to advance AI-driven tech
Canberra-based technology company Liquid Instruments has secured major investment to accelerate the commercialisation of its…
ANU partners with AI safety company Anthropic to strengthen its AI research and teaching
The Australian National University (ANU) is one of four research institutions across Australia to partner with AI giant Anthropic…
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Superb fairy-wrens in Canberra could go extinct within 30 years
Superb fairy-wrens are facing “imminent danger” and a well-studied population in Canberra could go extinct in the next 30 years…
ANU provides laser communications support for NASA’s Artemis II crewed moon mission
The Australian National University (ANU) is partnering with NASA along with the Australian Space Agency (ASA) and CSIRO as it…
ANU and Michigan State University join forces to strengthen nuclear science research collaboration between Australia and the US
The Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Physics and the Heavy Ion Accelerators (HIA) have…
Three new rock monitor lizard species discovered in northern Queensland
Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of north-eastern…
Analysis of ancient parrot DNA reveals sophisticated, long-distance animal trade network that pre-dates the Inca Empire
New analysis of ancient parrot DNA has revealed vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru…
Scientists rescue the lost song of the critically endangered regent honeyeater
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Taronga Conservation Society Australia have successfully…
