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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.
2 Sep 2016
An international research project has found human activity has been causing global warming for almost two centuries, proving human-induced climate change is...
3 Feb 2016
The Australasian Universities Geoscience Educators Network (AUGEN) Conference is intended for first-time and experienced educators, students, postdoctoral...
25 Nov 2015
A remarkably detailed animation of the movement of the densest and coldest water in the world around Antarctica has been produced using data generated on...
4 Nov 2015
PhD candidate Kelsie Long from the Research School of Earth Sciences describes her work at Lake Mungo, the World heritage site in NSW where ancient human...
14 Apr 2015
Dr Rachel Wood and Dr Stewart Fallon from the Research School of Earth Sciences (ANU) are part of a team of scholars from several institutions across Australia...
16 Feb 2015
In 2013, heat records fell like dominoes. Australia had its hottest day on record, its hottest month on record, its hottest summer on record, its hottest...
17 Oct 2014
Scientists have found evidence for a huge mountain range that sustained an explosion of life on Earth 600 million years ago.
19 Jul 2014
Watch this video to find out more about the work being done by AusSIS to bring science into Australia's classrooms.
29 May 2014
Discovery of microbe-made stevensite on Earth raises questions about minerals found on Mars. Also; the failed galaxy shielded by dark matter on a collision...
23 May 2014
The Research School of Earth Sciences in The Australian National University is Australia’s leading academic research institution in the earth sciences and...
20 May 2014
Dr Andy Hogg discusses his research on the role of the ocean in climate change and explains the computational processes behind his research.
