A 4.4-magnitude earthquake near Canberra in New South Wales, on the evening of Wednesday Geoscience Australia said.Footage ...

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 ...

Seismological and geological studies led by University of Melbourne researchers show the 2016 magnitude 6.0 Petermann earthquake produced a landscape-shifting 21 km surface rupture. The dimensions and ...

Numerical information only (in the tables above) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. As coastal cities deal with the twin challenges of ...

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The rocks beneath our feet are leaving a hidden signature in the shells of marine snails along Australia’s ancient coastline, ...

The Federal Government will provide $53 million in funding to support a new research centre aimed at developing Australia’s ...