Tag: Curtin University
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Oldest Meteorite Impact Crater Could Be Right Here in WA’s Pilbara
Earth’s Early Scars: A Crater Older Than Time Earth’s violent youth is a well-worn tale: a lethal asteroid, a planet in upheaval, and a crust still forming. In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, scientists are rewriting parts of that story. A team from Curtin University says they may have found the oldest meteorite impact…
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Oldest meteorite crater in WA revealed: 3.5B years
Australia’s Ancient Impact: A Crater Older Than Time Earth’s early history is written in rocks, and Western Australia now claims a headline as old as the planet itself. Researchers from Curtin University have proposed that a fossilised meteorite crater in the Pilbara region—deep in the archipelago of ancient crust around North Pole Dome and Marble…
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Skin Deep: How Ancient Fish Skins Survived 52 Million Years
Overview: A Window into Deep Time In a milestone study led by Curtin University, scientists uncover how a fossilized fish skin managed to endure 52 million years. The team analyzed a remarkably intact specimen of Diplomystus dentatus, complete with fossilized skin and scales, discovered in the Fossil Basin of Wyoming, USA. The findings, published in…
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Skin deep: New research reveals the secret to ancient fish scales’ survival
Intro: uncovering a fossilization breakthrough In a breakthrough study led by Curtin University researchers, scientists have unveiled how delicate fish skin and scales managed to endure for 52 million years. By examining a remarkably well-preserved specimen of Diplomystus dentatus from the Fossil Basin in Wyoming, the team reveals a nuanced picture of fossilization that challenges…
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Telethon 2025: Surgeons Use Virtual Reality Goggles to Step Inside Pediatric Hearts Before Surgery
Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Surgery With Immersive Tech Telethon 2025 is spotlighting a bold leap in paediatric cardiac care: surgeons are donning virtual reality (VR) goggles to walk through a patient’s heart before operating. The innovative Minerva platform, a collaboration between Curtin University’s Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch (HIVE) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH), blends…
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A Giant Asteroid Struck Australia 11 Million Years Ago. So Where Is the Crater?
Uncovering a Hidden Impact: Tektites as Time Capsules A recent study reveals that Australia holds a dramatic record of an ancient asteroid strike, not as a crater, but as tiny pieces of natural glass called tektites scattered across South Australia. The glass fragments are remnants of an event believed to have melted surface rocks and…
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A Giant Asteroid Struck Australia 11 Million Years Ago — The Hidden Tektite Field
A Hidden Record of a Giant Impact Scientists from Curtin University have joined researchers from Aix-Marseille University to reveal a giant asteroid strike in Australia 11 million years ago. The evidence does not come from a crater but from a field of tektites, natural glass formed when an asteroid melts rocks at the surface and…