News at Curtin

Where are cane toads originally from? 🐸🌏 Professor Ben Phillips explains why they were introduced to Australia and the lasting effects on our wildlife.

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Curious about what it’s like to live at UniLodge Twin Dolphin Hall? Resident Ethan shares all the perks — from making new friends and gaining independence to enjoying the convenience of living right here on campus.

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A meteoric discovery! New #CurtinResearch led by Professor Chris Kirkland from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences has revealed a meteorite struck #Scotland 990 million years ago – 200 million years later than first thought!

Using tiny #zircon #crystals, the team uncovered clues about how meteorite impacts may have influenced early life on Earth. Could impacts like this have helped #plants, animals and fungi evolve? Professor Kirkland explains.

Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/tfxrpdz6

The research was done in collaboration with NASA Johnson Space Center, University of St. Andrews, University of Portsmouth, and Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd.

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Throwing it back to the Bunuru graduation ceremonies in February. We asked families how they felt about their child graduating.

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