Dr David Heslop at the ANU Palaeomagnetic laboratory located on Black Mountain, ANU Research School of Earth Sciences

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The SHRIMP lab
Monday, 16 Aug 2021
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The SHRIMP Steering Committee is excited to announce the following recipients of “ANU Research School of Earth Sciences – SHRIMP Awards”. There was stiff competition for these awards and the Steering Committee were impressed with the exceptional quality of all of the applications listed below

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Thursday, 12 Aug 2021
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The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is confronting. It finds global mean sea levels rose by about 20 centimetres between 1901 and 2018. In fact, sea levels have risen faster over the last hundred years than any time in the last 3,000 years.

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Monday, 09 Aug 2021
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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 computer models at the very heart of global climate projections.

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Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021
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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.

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Friday, 11 Jun 2021
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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 tweets by government senators won't help.

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Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021
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The world’s ocean currents are changing, particularly along Australia’s eastern seaboard and around Antarctica, creating more powerful eddies that could have far-reaching effects on what happens to the climate.

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Saturday, 03 Apr 2021
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Researchers from RSES, The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed the existence of the Earth's "innermost inner core".

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Wednesday, 09 Dec 2020
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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 Earth.

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Monday, 30 Nov 2020
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New research overturns chemical evidence for the earliest animals

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