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How scientists are building up a picture of Australa’s wet/dry climate cycles

It’s rained an awful lot over Eastern Australia in the past couple of years. The dams are full – too full in some cases – and the hills are as green as England.

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Finding a new Earth: holy grail of astronomy

Determining the habitability of rocky, Earth-like planets in the universe will be crucial for us as a species, according to scientists from The Australian National University.

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The Royal Society honors Professor Hugh O'Neill

The Royal Society honors Professor Hugh O'Neill and his fundamental contribution to the study of mineral equilibria and their application to planetary processes.

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Looking inside the Earth

Defects found in rocks below the Earth’s surface have a major impact on the transmission of seismic waves, such as those caused by earthquakes, researchers at The Australian National University have discovered.

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Tiny particles key to understanding early solar system

New research from The Australian National University has answered a decades old cosmic conundrum on how ‘chondrules’ – tiny particles found within meteorites – could have formed in extreme heat, especially when the meteorite structure surrounding them...

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Discovery shakes beliefs of Earth to the core

For a century, scientists have assumed that the Earth has same chemical make-up as the sun. But this belief has been challenged by scientists at The Australian National University.

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Welcome to the Research School of Earth Sciences

Planet Earth is an amazing place - it is constantly moving and its surface is always changing. At the centre of the Earth, temperatures are as high as they are on the surface of the Sun. Over billions of years, this has caused continents to drift apart and oceans to open and close. The study of Earth and marine sciences is fundamental to our understanding of the precious balance of life on Earth and how the Solar System in which we live was formed.

Our focus is on both earth processes and environmental science. The Research School of Earth Sciences has many world leading researchers in the Earth Sciences and offers undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as Higher Degree Research opportunities.