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- Student profile
Steven Petkovski is the Museum Curator for the National Mineral and Fossil Collection at Geoscience Australia. He graduated from ANU with a Bachelor of Science and is now studying a Master of Science in Earth Sciences.
- Research story
Off the coast of Antarctica, trillions of tonnes of cold salty water sink to great depths. As the water sinks, it drives the deepest flows of the “overturning” circulation – a network of strong currents spanning the world’s oceans.
- Student profile
What’s the first question an aspiring geologist asks their ‘future self’? Their favourite rock, of course. ANU student Seb Bland sits down with Professor Jochen Brocks from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences to find out what his life will be like thirty years from now.
- Research story
Victoria’s largest earthquake since record-keeping began roughly 200 years ago was caused by the rupture of a previously unknown faultline, according to new research led by experts at The Australian National University (ANU).
- Staff profile
Dr Adele Morrison, a user of the ACCESS suite of models, has won the 2022 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year. The award recognises her research on the Earth’s complex system of ocean circulation and its impact on rising sea levels and climate.
- Research story
They are in your smartphone, electric vehicles and used widely in renewable energy technology. But what exactly are ‘rare earth’ elements and just how rare are they?
- Research story
The contents of the last meal consumed by the earliest animals known to inhabit Earth more than 550 million years ago has unearthed new clues about the physiology of our earliest animal ancestors, according to scientists from ANU.
- Research story
Almost all volcanic rocks come from the Earth's upper mantle (or lava).
Volcanism, on the other hand, can have many different chemical and physical effects and can sometimes bring rare things to the surface, like diamonds and various strange rock fragments.
- Student profile
Graduating with a Master of Earth Sciences (Advanced), Hangyu Meng came to ANU to pursue his curiosity about how the world works and to develop his research skills with the hope of continuing his studies with a PhD.