Structure layers of the earth.

Scientists Find Iron ‘Snow’ in Earth’s Core

Whakaari/White Island, New Zealand. On December 9, 2019, several Australians were among the dozens of tourists who were killed, injured, or went missing when the volcano erupted. Credit: Rfleming/public domain.

Survey reveals low awareness of volcanic hazards in Australia

Artist’s depiction of an ornithopod dinosaur tending its nest.

Baby dinosaurs found in Australia

Earth's layers

New insights into the formation of Earth’s crust

A schematic summary of the effect of the convergence rate. Upper image shows a slow convergence rate allows thermal difussion and a derived reduction of slab's density (positive buoyancy). Lower image shows how a faster convergence rate increases the slab's density promoting the negative buoyancy. Credit: Kittiphon Boonma, Scientific Reports

Study explores the density of the tectonic plates and why they...

The specimen will be stripped of the scientific name Mongolarachne chaoyangensis and rechristened as a crayfish

A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked...

Rough Koroit opal " Opalized wood " from Victoria, Australia.

Opalized “Petrified” Wood

A fossilized snail shell, ready to be analyzed in the laboratory

Earth was stressed before dinosaur extinction

Rocks containing microscopic fossil pollen were collected to determine the age of fossil leaves from Castle Cove, Otway Ranges, Victoria.

When flowers reached Australia

An intimidating sight: Asfaltovenator vialidadi. Source: Gabriel Lio

Experiments in evolution

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