Scientists from ANU have discovered the oldest colours in the geological record, 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa.
The discovery of a "lost world" of ancient organisms that lived in Earth's waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago could change our understanding of our earliest ancestors.
Dr Mark Hoggard Dr Adele Morrison and Dr Caroline Eakin, have each received prestigious honorific awards, acknowledged for the depth and impact of their work from Earth sciences and climate research.