‘Business as usual’ won’t help Australians fully recover from natural disasters
by Luis PerezDisaster management protocols can’t thrive if affected communities don’t have a seat at the table.Only four months into 2026, Australia is already grappling with the unrelenting impacts…
The tragedy of Punch the monkey: why do mother animals abandon their offspring?
This article originally appeared in The Guardian, 23 February 2026. Read full story here.Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was…
Funding success among CASS early career researchers
Congratulations to Dr Anna Florin, from the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, who has been awarded a three-year Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) from the Australian Research…
Oldest evidence of mummification uncovered by ANU experts
The earliest known evidence of mummification has been uncovered by archaeologists at ANU, with the remains from burials at sites across southeastern Asia dating back more than 10,000 years. …
Open Now - Tall Foundation Scholarship in Archaeology
The Tall Foundation Scholarship in Archaeology is now open31 August 2025 - 31 October 2025Apply NowEach year the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Social Sciences…
Couples who meet online less happy in love, study shows
People who meet their romantic partners online report lower levels of marital satisfaction and experience love less intensely than those who meet in person.That’s according to an international team…
Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it
By Dr Timothy Heffernan. Almost half of all Australian properties are at risk of bushfire, while 17,500 face risk of coastal erosion. By 2030, more than 3 million will face riverine flood risk.…