Research sheds new light on understanding Pacific Trade Winds
Named for their ability to help sailors with trade in the 14th century, the ‘Pacific Trade Winds’, had a profound influence on political geography with captains using them to cross the
Earth Atmosphere and Environment 22 May, 2018
Monash Earth scientist elected as fellow to Australian Academy of Science
The Australian Academy of Science has elected an internationally renowned geologist as Fellow to Academy.
Earth Atmosphere and Environment 22 May, 2018
Monash scientists partner in new ARC centre on extreme weather and climate
Monash Science is set to play a key role in studying climate change with the appointment of four top researchers from the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment to the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes.
Earth Atmosphere and Environment 11 April, 2018
Fossil bone tissue provides new insights into the lives of Australia’s polar dinosaurs
Research involving two Monash palaeontologists has produced the first life history reconstructions of the small plant-eating dinosaurs from Victoria, Australia.
Earth Atmosphere and Environment 19 January, 2018
Nuclear technology unlocks 50-million-year-old time capsules
A scientific analysis of fossilised tree resin has caused a rethink of Australia’s prehistoric ecosystem, and could pave the way to recovering more preserved palaeobiological artefacts from the time of dinosaurs or prehistoric mammals.
Earth Atmosphere and Environment 11 December, 2017
Volcanoes: forecasting eruptions an inexact science
Volcanoes are majestic in appearance and the largest mountains on our planet. Measured from the seafloor, Hawaii’s Big Island is taller than Mt Everest. From the tropical islands of Hawaii to the snow-covered, iconic peaks at Mt Fuji, Mt
Features and Opinion 31 October, 2017
Mining’s new fly-in fly-out workers
Artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced vision systems and drone-building are redefining one of the oldest sciences – geology.
Features and Opinion 25 October, 2017
Early global greenhouse event gave rise to fire-adapted trees
Conifers that were living at the South Pole show an extreme adaptation to forest fires.
Earth Atmosphere and Environment 18 October, 2017