From Australia's remote deserts to the surface of Mars, geological mapping underpins how we understand landscapes, natural ...
Tiny pieces of glass found scattered across Australia have revealed evidence of a previously unknown giant asteroid impact. This discovery centers on a new type of tektite, a natural glass formed when ...
Recent research has revealed a reef-like geological structure beneath Australia's Nullarbor Plain, previously thought to be ...
Explorers found an ancient marsupial lion skeleton in a Nullarbor Plain cave. This discovery offers a unique look at extinct ...
The Australian continent comprises several ancient cratonic blocks—the West, North and South Australian cratons—that record Earth’s earliest crustal growth and subsequent tectonic reworking. These ...
Australia’s iconic red landscapes have been home to Aboriginal culture and recorded in songlines for tens of thousands of years. But further clues on just how ancient this landscape is come from far ...
Remote reefs off Australia’s northwest coast may be remnants of an ancient reef system that helped shape modern marine life.
A probable crater stretching more than 370 miles, or 600 kilometers, across the heart of Australia could reshape our understanding of Earth’s geological history. Researcher Daniel Connelly and ...
Salt is an essential nutrient for the human body. But hundreds of millions of years before the first humans, salt minerals once shaped entire landscapes. They even determined where early life on Earth ...