Environment
Now you see us: how casting an eerie glow on fish can help count and conserve them
News stories about fish often focus either on large fish like sharks, or on tasty seafood. So it might come…
Bolstering Bangladesh: Curtin researchers help nation on the path to sustainability
Curtin University Sustainable Policy Institute (CUSP) recently worked with the Government of Bangladesh’s Governance Innovation Unit to help implement the UN’s Sustainable…
Curtin University researchers discover part of North America in northern Australia
Curtin University researchers have discovered rocks in northern Queensland that bear striking similarities to those found in North America, suggesting…
Earth’s mid-life crisis – new research backs ‘lull’ in the geologic record
New research backing claims that the Earth experienced a ‘geological lull’ in its development around 2.3 to 2.2 billion years…
From tailings to trees, mine site restoration needs more time
More time is needed to allow for adequate mine site restoration practices, according to a new paper from the ARC…
Earth’s heartbeat
Molten rock pulses deep inside Earth, and WA scientists are studying it to help us to understand volcanic activity around…
Wave power device a swell innovation
Despite Australia boasting a coastline of around 35,000 kilometres, wave power has typically placed a distant third to the country’s…
Young alumni stories: e-waste not, want not
An idea that began as a way to support two brothers studying at university has prospered into an ever-expanding recycling…
Singing fish no tall tale
Creatures of the sea hold many mysteries, not least of all fish. Far from being silent entities of the ocean,…
Helium gas levels predict earthquakes and diamonds
Predicting earthquakes and finding diamonds could be as simple as measuring helium gas levels in zircon mineral samples, according to…