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- 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 RSES.
- A new study from RSES offers further clues about what happened to the Mediterranean during a tumultuous period that likely included the most catastrophic flooding event in Earth's recorded history.
- A new study from RSES researchers 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...
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".
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...
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...
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...
11 Aug 2020
Come and join the Master of Earth Sciences program at the Research School of Earth Sciences
27 Jul 2020
New research from RSES has shown that Australia is prone to shallow and potentially destructive earthquakes.
24 Jul 2020
We know the climate changes as greenhouse gas concentrations rise, but the exact amount of expected warming remains uncertain.
