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Hunga Tonga

New research challenges current assumptions of Hunga (Tonga) eruption trigger

A newly published study in the international Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research offers an alternative mechanism that triggered the 15…
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Professor Meghan Miller

‘Turned on top of itself’: deep quake data shows how tectonic plate can flip

Seismic waves from a 2010 earthquake more than 600 km under Spain has led researchers to discover the first conclusive proof that a tectonic plate…
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New method to more accurately spot underground nuclear tests

A more accurate way of identifying underground nuclear tests, including those conducted in secret, has been developed by researchers at ANU.
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Professor David Green
Tuesday, 10 Sep 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor David Green on 6 September 2024.

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Monday, 09 Sep 2024

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered by ANU scientists, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet’s magnetic field.

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Thursday, 08 Aug 2024

More than 100 years on from Queensland's largest earthquake, researchers are re-writing history having discovered the epicentre was more than 250 kilometres away from where they thought it was.

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