An international study reveals that certain organic compounds (PAHs) found in the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite likely originated in the cold areas of space.…
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Researchers have precisely dated ancient multicellular fossils to 565 million years ago, using volcanic ash layers as time markers. These findings, based on fossils from…
Some specimens of mulgaras used in this investigation from the Western Australian Museum Mammology collection. Credit: Photo by Jake Newman-Martin. Courtesy WA Museum Researchers from…
New research has found that two previously distinct bee species are actually male and female of the same species, underscoring the importance of DNA barcoding…
According to Dr. Nadim Darwish, the lead researcher from the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University, the study found that the spike…
Asteroid Itokawa. Credit: Curtin University Curtin University-led research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant…
SKA sites in Australia and South Africa at Night. Credit: SKAO Construction of the world’s biggest radio astronomy facility, the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO),…
Specimen of new bee species, Leioproctus zephyr. Credit: Curtin University A new native bee species with a dog-like “snout” has been discovered in the Perth…
A possible Amasia configuration 280 million years into the future. Credit: Curtin University New research has found that the world’s next supercontinent, Amasia, will most…
Lunar craters. Credit & Copyright: Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau Lunar glass shows Moon asteroid impacts mirrored on Earth Scientists have found asteroid impacts on the Moon…
The Gogo fish fossil where the 380-million-year-old, 3D preserved heart was discovered by researchers. Pictured at the WA Museum. Credit: Yasmine Phillips, Curtin University Paleontologists…
Scientists Discover a 4-Billion-Year-Old Ancient Piece of Earth’s Crust Underneath Western Australia
The earth is composed of three main layers: the crust, the mantle, and the core. Lasers pave the path for finding ancient crust. Curtin University…
Evidence that Earth’s continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts has been uncovered in new research. New research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that…
Most of what we know about how COVID can affect the brain has come from studies of severe infection. In people with severe COVID, inflammatory…
Designated Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034, and nicknamed “Black Beauty,” the Martian meteorite weighs approximately 11 ounces (320 grams). Credit: NASA Curtin University researchers studying a…
This image provides a perspective view of a triple crater in the ancient Martian highlands. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin New Curtin University research has confirmed the…
Curtin-led research has revealed an increase in levels of both acidAny substance that when dissolved in water, gives a pH less than 7.0, or donates…
Graphic of the sun, solar winds, and itokawa. Credit: Curtin University Curtin University researchers have helped unravel the enduring mystery of the origins of the…
In December last year, the media reported an intriguing signal we at the Breakthrough Listen project found in our radio telescope data. Dubbed BLC1, the…
Groundbreaking Research Identifies Likely Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease – Potential for New Treatment
A likely cause of Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that worsens over time. It is…