Research
Renowned physicist inducted into Western Australian Science Hall of Fame
A world-leading expert in the field of atomic collisions and theoretical physics has been inducted into the Western Australian Science…
Comet impacts formed continents when Solar System entered galactic arms
New Curtin research has found evidence that Earth’s early continents resulted from being hit by comets as our Solar System…
New Curtin Institute to tackle the transition to sustainable energy
A new institute that aims to train and support the next generation of energy opportunity hunters to enable the transition…
Curtin University in world’s top one percent of universities
Curtin University is again ranked in the world’s top one percent of universities and ninth in Australia, according to the…
Study finds evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents
New Curtin research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth’s continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were…
Earth’s ancient water cycle was key to making continents, study shows
A new Curtin University study has found that water was transported much deeper in the early Earth than previously thought,…
Supervolcano study finds CO2 emissions key to avoiding climate disasters
The speed and volume of carbon dioxide emitted from supervolcanoes controlled the severity of past environmental crises on Earth, a…
Whole-of-sector collaboration to tackle challenges facing WA agriculture
Curtin University is part of a new agricultural science collaboration aimed at boosting Western Australia’s agricultural research and development capabilities…
Study confirms ED cases spike after Australian bushfires
New research has – for the first time – found a direct link between people’s exposure to bushfire smoke and…
Curtin-developed machine learning ‘phones home’ for famous Martian rock
New Curtin-led research has pinpointed the exact home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time…