Globe-trotting ancient 'sea-salamander' fossils rediscovered from Australia's dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs

Around 250 million years ago, what is today scorching desert in remote northwestern Australia was the shore of a shallow bay ...
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Ancient Australian rocks may shed new light on the birth of the moon

Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon. In a new study led by the University of Western Australia (UWA), ...
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Ancient humans traveled to Australia and New Guinea much earlier than previously believed according to new genetic study

What an incredible journey these first settlers must have experienced.
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Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas

WELLINGTON – In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the ...
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Ancient Australian tektites reveal new evidence of a giant asteroid impact

Tiny pieces of glass found scattered across Australia have revealed evidence of a previously unknown giant asteroid impact. This discovery centers on a new type of tektite, a natural glass formed when ...