Search results for Geoff Vivian

Archaeology Oct 17, 2013

Mapping human activity in the last glacial maximum

A series of reviews of Australian archaeological studies is helping to formulate a theory of how and when people occupied various parts of the continent, including WA's Kimberley region.

Earth Sciences Oct 1, 2013

Geological exploration reveals Australian super volcano

A geological survey team says an ancient super volcano exuded more than 450 cubic kilometres of molten magma in a single eruption, over what are now Ngaanyatjarra tribal lands.

Plants & Animals Sep 23, 2013

Collision-causing millipedes will eventually abate

An invertebrate ecologist says a recent low-speed train collision in Perth attributed to Portuguese millipedes (Ommatoiulis moreleti) on the tracks is a symptom of growing millipede numbers in WA.

Earth Sciences Sep 12, 2013

Survey reveals mineral rich fault lines

The Geological Survey of Western Australia has confirmed that the remains of a small continent, about the size of Japan, is embedded in central Western Australia.

Ecology Sep 6, 2013

Review lobbies for closer look at management techniques

A review paper advocates studying the presence of wrens (Maluridae) in local landscapes to assess the ecological soundness of land management practices.

Environment Sep 2, 2013

Exotic legume improves livestock feeding

A Mediterranean legume has the potential to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions when fed to livestock.

Optics & Photonics Aug 16, 2013

'Listening' to black holes form with gravity waves

New technology that breaks the quantum measurement barrier has been developed to detect the gravity waves first predicted by Einstein in 1916.

Engineering Jul 30, 2013

Industrial by-products purposed for geopolymer cement

Waste from power generators and alumina refineries can now be used to produce an alternative to Portland cement.

Archaeology Nov 9, 2012

Broome dinosaur footprints detail substrate deformation unique on Earth

Two recent papers by palaeontologists working north of Broome highlight a new approach to the study of dinosaur footprints.

Plants & Animals Nov 14, 2011

Eradicating cane toads with 'their own medicine'

Sydney University biologists have discovered cane toad tadpoles (Bufo marinus) communicate using chemicals excreted into the water, a finding that may help to impede the Cane Toad invasion of the Kimberley.

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