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Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have released a detailed study outlining 1,500 additional locations across the country that could potentially be used to build pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) facilities.

Attention space lovers: cancel your plans on Tuesday evening because you're in for a treat. A blood moon will grace our skies, causing our celestial neighbour to glow a spectacular reddish colour.

One in four Australians, 25.1 per cent, are finding it difficult to get by on their current income, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

Women in high-status, senior positions aren't trusted by the people they work with, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). Lead author Dr Eun Young Song said this can have a damaging impact on both individuals and organisations. "It's great to help women move up the ladder, but this study shows even when they do succeed, women aren't likely to be trusted by the people around them," Dr Song said.

A new national study has launched to give Australians a better understanding of how First Nations people view and experience cancer.

A tobacco-free future and stopping cancers caused by infections are two of the exciting projects at The Australian National University (ANU) to receive major funding from the Australian government.

Researchers are working with a group of First Nations Australians in a race against time to document ancient art in the bark of Australia's boab trees in some of the roughest terrain on Earth.

The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by Australian space start-up Lunaria One that aims to grow plants on the moon by as early as 2025.

A ground-breaking research centre focused on optical technologies, which could create lifelike moving holograms that display straight from your phone screen, is being officially launched at The Australian National University (ANU).

The creation of a DNA database that more accurately reflects the rich genetic diversity of First Nations Australians will help improve health outcomes for patients, according to experts from The Australian National University (ANU).

What businesses and cities must do to stay within 'safe and just' environmental limits for carbon, water, nutrients, land and other natural resources is the subject of a new set of recommendations from Earth Commission experts, including Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai from ANU.

A global study of pandemic deaths led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed why some countries have seen a greater number of children who have lost one or both parents due to COVID-19.

The discovery of three anicent bodies on Indonesia's Alor Island tells new stories of the earliest humans in island Southeast Asia. If three ancient bodies buried in Indonesia could talk, researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) say they would tell stories of the earliest humans in island Southeast Asia.

Australia is set to play a leading role in the global hunt for mysterious dark matter, with the launch of a new lab in regional Victoria today.

A mathematical model developed by space medicine experts from The Australian National University (ANU) could be used to predict whether an astronaut can safely travel to Mars and fulfil their mission duties upon stepping foot on the Red Planet. The ANU team simulated the impact of prolonged exposure to zero gravity on the cardiovascular system to determine whether the human body can tolerate Mars' gravitational forces - which aren't as strong as on Earth - without fainting or suffering a medical emergency when stepping out of a spacecraft.

Rapidly-changing technologies such as online shopping are reshaping Australia's retail sector with many workers being left behind.

A prominent public health physician and epidemiologist from The Australian National University (ANU) who has shaped public discourse on e-cigarettes by highlighting the dangers they pose has been honoured by the peak professional body for doctors in Australia.

A prominent public health physician and epidemiologist from The Australian National University (ANU) who has shaped public discourse on e-cigarettes by highlighting the dangers they pose has been honoured by the peak professional body for doctors in Australia.

The team behind a powerful tool that helps farmers identify management actions that could support threatened birds on their properties is in the running for Australia's top science prizes.

China's free large-scale technology training in Indonesia poses a major security challenge to Australia and the region, according to a paper by experts at The Australian National University (ANU).

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) will evaluate Australia's first drug testing facility, which launched in Canberra today.

Milk produced by breastfeeding mothers is an important indicator of a nation's food security, according to an international study led by The Australian National University (ANU).

Scientists have tracked down and named a rare population of the White-footed Dunnart - a nocturnal native marsupial - in Queensland's wet tropics.