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Curious about what Curtin Commerce students are majoring in and their future plans? 🤔 Well, here’s your chance to find out! We hit the campus to ask them all about it.

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New #CurtinResearch shows Marri trees are vital to more than 80 native #bee species in WA’s South West - a #biodiversity hotspot!

Lead researcher Dr Kit Prendergast from the Curtin School of Molecular and Life Sciences said Marri trees give native bees critical nectar and pollen, especially in late summer when few plants bloom. With Marri trees named a ‘near threatened’ species, protecting them is crucial for bees and biodiversity.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr3tnt9n

The research was funded by the Forrest Research Foundation, Zanthorrea Nursery, and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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A new discovery brings us a step closer to understanding one of the world's greatest mysteries ... or does it?

In this episode, David Karsten is joined by Curtin University Research Associate Anthony Clarke and Professor Chris Kirkland, to discuss their discovery about the origins of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone and its wide-reaching implications.

0:00 Intro

01:11 What is Stonehenge and why is it so fascinating?

01:23 The final piece of the provenance puzzle: the Altar Stone

04:40 How’d we get here? Cross-continental journeys and big ideas

07:26 Drilling into the research: samples, spectrometers, Stonehenge and Scotland

09:33 A new understanding of communities, technologies and societies of the past

18:20 From conspiracy theories to deep time history, are we any closer to solving the mystery of how Stonehenge came to be?

25:25 What this research means to our guests and where it can take us

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Geographers are social and environmental scientists who help improve our understanding of the world.

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