Environment

NASA space architect helps launch Curtin’s Research Rumble

Wednesday 20 March 2019

NASA’s Johnson Space Centre space architect Larry Toups will help launch next week’s Research Rumble, a series of events showcasing Curtin University’s world-class research projects.

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Curtin study calls for new mining rules to protect animals in site restorations

Wednesday 20 February 2019

Curtin research has found the impact of mining on animals is overlooked in mine site restoration assessments, prompting a call for greater onus to be put on operators to restore animal communities.

By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; General; Research; Research Featured; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Engineering and mining; Science and Engineering

Longest-ever eDNA study offers important insights into ocean health

Tuesday 12 February 2019

Tiny genetic ‘breadcrumbs’ left behind by marine organisms offer unprecedented insights into ocean biodiversity and how it changes over time and in response to our changing climate.

By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; General; Research; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and Engineering

Research finds ethical sourcing of seeds required for global restoration

Tuesday 18 December 2018

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wild seeds are needed to restore plant ecosystems globally but overharvesting risks their depletion unless ethical seed-sourcing regulations are developed.

By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; General; Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and Engineering

Research finds that now is the time to protect WA’s tall forests

Thursday 6 December 2018

South-western Australia’s tall karri forests require a new management approach for their conservation based on a changed moral consensus in the community, a new Curtin University study has found.

By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; General; Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Science and Engineering

Curtin launches new global game learning tool to tackle sustainability

Monday 26 November 2018

Curtin University has launched an innovative, game-based learning program, which challenges the next generation to solve the world’s greatest sustainability problems, for students and staff globally.

By Yasmine Phillips | Campus and community; Environment; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Education

Unique Indigenous native seed farm to help meet supply challenges

Thursday 8 November 2018

A team of scientists from Curtin’s ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration has helped to install an Indigenous-owned and operated native seed farm to supply Australia’s growing land rehabilitation needs.

By Yasmine Phillips | Environment; Research; Science and technology; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Culture, language and Indigenous; Engineering and mining; Science and Engineering

Study helps solve riddle of Mekong River age and Tibetan plateau formation

Wednesday 7 November 2018

A Curtin researcher is among an international team that has found evidence the Mekong River was formed mainly by climate and not tectonic forces, as is widely thought.

By Yasmine Phillips | Environment; Research; Science and technology; Science and Engineering

Two Curtin world-leading researchers named Academy Fellows

Friday 26 October 2018

Two leading Curtin researchers responsible for major advances in the resources and construction industries have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

By Yasmine Phillips | Campus and community; Engineering; Environment; Research; Science and technology; Architecture and construction; Engineering and mining; Science and Engineering

Curtin scientists unearth rare mineral from buried WA impact crater

Tuesday 16 October 2018

Curtin University researchers studying core samples taken near Shark Bay have discovered an ultra-rare mineral from what may be the largest-known meteorite impact crater in Australia.

By Lucien Wilkinson | Environment; General; Research; Research Featured; Science and Engineering