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

Australian Seismometers in Schools allows students to watch and monitor distant earthquakes in the classroom.

20 May 2014

New research linking deep-sea temperature and ice-volume has revealed how ice ages can come about, with Dr Gavin Foster from the Ocean and Earth Science...

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.

20 May 2014

New ANU-led research has explained why Antarctica is not warming as much as other continents, and why southern Australia is recording more droughts.

20 May 2014

Dr Stephen Eggins from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences is part of a team looking at how ocean acidity changes the makeup of coral ecosystems.