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2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report led by The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

Guardian animals, like Rocco the Maremma sheepdog, are the solution to protecting livestock from predators.

The Coalition has released the costing of its nuclear energy plan - how does it compare with Labor's renewables-only energy plan?

Despite cost-of-living pressures and sky-rocketing house prices disproportionately impacting Australia's youth, two-in-three young Aussies, 67.1 per cent, say they are satisfied with the direction of the country, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).

To better understand how modern human brains work, one ANU expert is using cutting-edge technology to study skulls from our ancient ancestors.

Working alongside ANU scientists, we detected a recreational sedative - methylmethaqualone - circulating in Canberra for the first time.

New research patterns show the connection between our gut health, our mental health and even our personality traits.

Financial stress continues to impact Australians' sense of belonging, but the country's social cohesion has held strong over the past 12 months, according to a major study from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute.

The temporal lobe - a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication - could also reveal hidden clues about how human brains have evolved over time, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).

ANU researchers have been talking with children about housing. Their stories should break Australia's heart.

Mobile phones could be the key to a cheaper and more reliable way of tracking animals for ecology and conservation research, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).

In an eye-opening address at ANU, Dr Anne Summers AO warned of the severe impacts of domestic violence on women's employment.