New research near Uluru in Australia's arid center shows that rock structures formed deep within the ancient Gondwana supercontinent controlled the rupture pathways of one of Australia's largest ...

A new study has shown for the first time how Australia's rich geological history is reflected deep below the Earth's surface. Author of the study, Dr. Caroline Eakin from The Australian National ...

Australia's geological agency has published in-depth minerals mapping data that it hopes will drive fresh investment in mining and agriculture across the country's southeast, the agency and resources ...

A peculiar magnetic anomaly detected beneath the Northern Territory suggests the presence of unknown rock formations. Advanced airborne magnetic surveys revealed this anomaly, distinct from ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: In Australia, the onset of human occupation (about 65,000 years?) and dispersion across the continent are the subjects of intense debate and are critical to understanding global ...

Flinders University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Professor Kenton “Ken” Campbell was an internationally respected authority on Australian geology and palaeontology for more ...

GEOLOGICAL surveys have been proceeding, to a greater or lesser extent, in all, the Australian colonies for several years, and in Victoria the work has been prosecuted so systematically, and with such ...

Also known as Columbia, Nuna was a supercontinent that geologists believe existed from approximately 2.5 to 1.5 billion years ago. Now, there's new evidence as to how its various pieces once fit ...

Rare rocks buried deep in central Australia have revealed how a valuable niobium deposit formed during the breakup of an ancient supercontinent. More than 800 million years ago, tectonic rifting ...