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Curtin recognised for driving greater gender equity in STEM
Curtin University has received its first SAGE Cygnet Award for its commitment to advancing women in science and engineering. Science…
Ancient Australian landmass helped seed Southeast Asia’s tropical forests
A landmass that broke away from north-western Australia about 150 million years ago and drifted north for the next 100…
Listen up: 18 years of whale calls reveal key habitat of mysterious species
In a boost for the conservation of one of the world’s most elusive and least-understood whale species, researchers analysing more…
The road to discovery: DNA in the air maps WA biodiversity
Curtin University researchers have detected traces of hundreds of plants and animals by collecting DNA from the air as they…
Wild discoveries unearthed in Curtin’s global BioBlitz
A green iguana, the world’s smallest otter species and an invasive freshwater jellyfish were among the unexpected discoveries from Curtin…
Hearing tests reveal how sea lions and fur seals hear human-made noise
Curtin University and Taronga Conservation Society Australia researchers have conducted the first hearing tests on Australian sea lions and long-nosed…
Mysterious hot rock deep underground threatens to throw out the rule book
The discovery of an unexpectedly hot rock beneath Earth’s surface is challenging scientists’ understanding of how heat is distributed deep…
Hidden caves beneath the Nullarbor revealed by subtle surface trenches
Mysterious trenches stretching for kilometres across southern Australia’s Nullarbor Plain have been revealed as the surface footprints of deep, hidden…
Meet Nugget: the mobile studio set to help local ideas strike gold
A mobile creative studio will work across the Goldfields in a collaborative project between Curtin University and BHP through its…
Prehistoric builders hauled 25-tonne stones 18km to build Britain’s tallest stone row
New research has revealed ancient builders deliberately transported enormous 25-tonne stones across at least 18 kilometres (11 miles) to build…