19 Aug 2021

Earth science is vital to Australia’s economic and environmental future but we are dramatically decreasing our earth science capability.

18 Aug 2021

From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanity’s...

17 Aug 2021

When plants first ventured onto the land, evolving from freshwater-dwelling algae, more than 500 million years ago, they transformed the planet. By drawing...

16 Aug 2021

The SHRIMP Steering Committee is excited to announce the following recipients of “ANU Research School of Earth Sciences – SHRIMP Awards”. There was stiff...

12 Aug 2021

The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is confronting. It finds global mean sea levels rose by about 20...

9 Aug 2021

The much-awaited new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is due later today. Ahead of the release, debate has erupted about the...

29 Jun 2021

A new study from researchers at RSES on how the world's largest ice sheet developed also provides vital clues about climate change tipping points.

11 Jun 2021

One cold winter doesn't negate more than a century of global warming. We need the political leadership to set the world on a safer path. Ill-informed...

25 May 2021

Two Australian National University academics have been recognised as leaders in their fields by being elected fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.

28 Apr 2021

The world’s ocean currents are changing, particularly along Australia’s eastern seaboard and around Antarctica, creating more powerful eddies that could have...

3 Apr 2021

Researchers from RSES, The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed the existence of the Earth's "innermost inner core".

8 Jan 2021

The Black Summer fires were unprecedented in their scale and power, as well as the number of fires that transitioned into extreme pyrocumulonimbus events.