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 ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ancient mantle and continents, and the early beginnings of the moon.

FOLLOWING the example of Mr. Chapman's Australian fossils—an outline of palaeonto logy based on Australian examples for Australian students—Mr. Howchin, of the University of Adelaide, has prepared a ...

It might be somewhat premature for Premier Peter Beattie to start thinking about annexing South Australia, but a new study has revealed it was once part of Queensland. At least until a major ...

In the heart of the Australian desert, scientists have made an extraordinary discovery—tiny glassy spheres that hint at a ...

A map produced by the South Australian Geological Survey shows for the first time the geological make-up of Kangaroo Island. Launched yesterday by the State Government, the map shows the island's ...

Geologists studying ancient environments have found preserved evidence of salt diapir structures in the rock record. These ...

Resources Minister Madeleine King says Australia's geology is a "great gift" and should be used to the country's "best advantage". Labor is set to introduce a production tax credits bill for critical ...

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 ...

The doors have swung open on a giant Canberra vault containing Australia's geological Holy Grail – about 33 thousand boxes of seismic secrets, as well as a lot of valuable rock samples. Federal ...

The undersea mapping of the main search area for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has found small parts of the ocean floor that are harder than the surrounding rock, but the objects detected are unlikely ...