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Electric vehicles fed power into Australian grid during blackout
When transmission lines fell, 16 electric vehicles fed power into the grid. It showed electric vehicles can provide the backup Australia needs
What were dingoes like before the European invasion? Centuries-old DNA reveals a surprising history
Giant of climate science honoured at inaugural Will Steffen lecture
Faith-based politics is nothing new in Australia – so what’s Albanese really worried about?
French say ‘non’ to Le Pen’s National Rally – but a messy coalition government looks likely
NAB Foundation funds critical research on First Nations workplace inclusion
Tackling malnutrition and zoonotic diseases in Timor-Leste
Rare footage reveals intimate family lives of blue whales
Australia-India research supporting more scientific breakthroughs
Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move – we need a national conversation about relocation now
Appointments to National Archives of Australia Advisory Council
The far-right has surged to the lead in France’s elections. But forming a government remains a tall order
What Makes Good Tree? We Used AI To Ask Birds
Explainer: What’s at stake in France’s election, and could it make Macron’s government even weaker?
Making Quantum Leap From Research To Reality
Safeguarding Nillumbik’s Charming Spider-orchid from extinction
Climate and energy have emerged as a federal election flashpoint. But unless the economy improves, will voters be listening?
High fliers: pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol
UQ Researchers Awarded MRFF Funding
Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer
Grattan on Friday: how bold will Anthony Albanese be in his ‘offer’ for a potential second term?
What will Australia’s proposed Environment Information Agency do for nature?
Genomic profiling PrOSPeCT achieves a significant patient milestone
Are data breaches the new normal? Should we just assume our data isn’t safe?
ON THIN ICE: New modelling shows Australian ski industry will change dramatically by 2050 if current climate trajectory continues
Debate over tongue tie procedures in babies continues. Here’s why it can be beneficial for some infants
Why do we need a Net Zero Economy Authority? And how can it fulfil its promise?
The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare
Canberra Writers Festival Appoints Travis Green as CEO
Coevolution Driving Force Behind Biodiversity On Earth
What’s that in my nest? How the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and hosts creates new species
What are nootropics and do they really boost your brain?
Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?
What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?
Support for teachers to educate students on the risks of vaping
ACT GREENS STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH ANU PALESTINE ENCAMPMENT
Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere
A new online platform is building momentum for happy, calm kids
What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept
Excavation reveals major ancient migration to Timor Island
A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in Australasia
Academy announces 2024 Fellows for outstanding contributions to science
Eminent scientists join Academy as Corresponding Members
He won Indonesia’s election in a landslide. Now, backroom meetings and horse-trading will determine whether Prabowo can govern
Has logging really stopped in Victoria? What the death of an endangered glider tells us
Scientists unlock key to breeding ‘carbon gobbling’ plants with a major appetite
ANU Should Answer, Not Disband, Peaceful Protesters