16 Dec 2020

Researchers also investigated material from a meteor that fell to Australia on its own. Inside, they found ancient stardust — the oldest solid material ever...

9 Dec 2020

A leading expert from the Australian National University (ANU) who will analyse the samples says they could provide major insights into the origin of life on...

4 Dec 2020

Asteroids come in two main flavours. S-type (for “stony”) asteroids are made of ferromagnesian minerals, rich in iron and magnesium, such as olivine and...

30 Nov 2020

New research overturns chemical evidence for the earliest animals

25 Nov 2020

“The best kind of rare earth deposit is one that is de-risked by having other commodities, where you are producing rare earth as a by-product.

24 Nov 2020

The joint studies found molecular fossils extracted from 635-million-year-old rocks aren't the earliest evidence of animals, but instead common algae.

18 Nov 2020

Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare...

6 Nov 2020

Asteroids are all over the news these days with the NASA-led mission OSIRIS-Rex gathering samples from asteroid Bennu.

21 Oct 2020

A team of Australian researchers including nine from RSES set off on a landmark voyage to discover more about the Earth beneath our oceans, and what triggers...

13 Oct 2020

RSES's early career researcher Adele Morrison receives the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women fellowship, awarded annually to only a handful of the most...

15 Sep 2020

‘Studying Earth sciences takes you to places that not many people can reach or see because the rocks I study are in some very remote areas.I've been to so...

15 Sep 2020

The goal of my research is to better understand how the changes in the oceans oxygen levels will affect the lives and deaths of its inhabitants.