The hunt for gravitational wavesGravitational waves are distortions or ripples in the fabric of space and time. They were first detected in 2015 by the…
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Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, “like Pac Man,” in a discovery documenting the collision of the two most…
Credit: Anya Wotton/ANU People with elevated blood pressure that falls within the normal recommended range are at risk of accelerated brain aging, according to new…
Deadwood Releasing 10.9 Gigatons of Carbon Every Year – More Than All Fossil Fuel Emissions Combined
Deadwood Releasing 10.9 Gigatons of Carbon Every Year – More Than All Fossil Fuel Emissions Combined
Credit: Australian National University Decaying wood releases around 10.9 gigatons of carbon worldwide every year, according to a new study by an international team of…
A detailed look at the gamma-ray sky. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration Star-forming galaxies are responsible for creating gamma-rays that until now had not been associated…
Credit: Eric Byler/The Australian National University Scientists at The Australian National UniversityFounded in 1946, the Australian National University (ANU) is a national research university located…
A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) on how the world’s largest ice sheet developed also provides vital clues about climate…
Shark Bay mouse (Pseudomys fieldi). Credit: Source: Australian Wildlife Conservancy Photographer: Wayne Lawler An Australian mammal thought to have been wiped out over 150 years…
Gravitational Wave Search No Hum Drum Hunt – “Map to the Potential El Dorado of Gravitational Waves”
Gravitational Wave Search No Hum Drum Hunt – “Map to the Potential El Dorado of Gravitational Waves”
Artist’s impression of continuous gravitational waves generated by a spinning asymmetric neutron star. Credit: Mark Myers, Ozgrav-Swinburne University Scientists refine the search for enigmatic continuous…
Credit: Dr. Dejan Stojanovic There could be fewer than 300 swift parrots left in the wild, according to new research from The Australian National University…
Scientists at Woomera conduct a ‘dress rehearsal’ for finding and collecting the Hayabusa2 sample capsule when it lands. Credit: Trevor Ireland, ANU A Japanese space…
The RMIT team’s pictures showed that the regular diamonds only form in the middle of these Lonsdaleite veins under this new method developed by the…
Betelgeuse illustration. Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Wheatley (STScI) It may be another 100,000 years until the giant red star Betelgeuse dies in a fiery…
Artist’s impression of binary black holes about to collide. Credit: Mark Myers, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) The most massive black…
A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments. Professor Anton Wallner, a nuclear…
An international team of researchers has discovered a dense, cold gas that’s been shot out from the center of the Milky Way “like bullets.” Exactly…
The global economy could lose up to $US21.8 trillion dollars in 2020 alone due to COVID-19, according to new analysis from The Australian National University…
This illustration depicts a quasar surrounded by a dusty donut shape (torus) and clumps called “clouds.” Credit: Illustration by Nima Abkenar We now know just…
Artist’s impression of black hole collision. Credit: Alex Andrix. NB: The streams and lensing around the compact objects are an artistic impression. A black hole…
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…