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Curtin researchers have discovered how long ago the Australian Nullarbor Plain dried out, with a new approach shedding light on how ancient climate change altered some of the driest regions of our planet.Iron-rich layers formed in ancient…

Researchers from Curtin University have collected iDNA from flies to track the movements of Australia’s native species across the Western Australian wheatbelt, with hopes to improve future conservation efforts in the region.Published in…

Long-term sufferers of chronic back pain experienced dramatic reductions in pain and related disability that remained at their one-year follow-up after taking part in a new treatment tested by Curtin-Macquarie-Monash University…

A platform that aims to revolutionise the construction marketplace by more efficiently connecting clients with the right suppliers and a device that instantly detects household water leaks are just two of the innovative projects being…

Curtin University’s iconic library has reopened following a complete building transformation to recreate it as a hub of digital innovation and collaboration for students, staff and the wider community.After two years of major construction…

Curtin University has presented a respected university leader, highly regarded academic and esteemed entrepreneur with Honorary Doctorates.University of Queensland’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry, was acknowledged with an…

A team of researchers have used DNA from ancient eggshell fragments to provide a rare glimpse into the evolution of Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds.Published in the Journal Nature Communications, the team examined 1000-year-old fossil…

Curtin University student Rachel Jupp has been selected as one of Australia’s five new Global Voices Scholars and will use her award to advocate for boosting the business and entrepreneurial pursuits of regional women in Western…

Released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and the Tourism Research Cluster at Curtin University, the ‘Go Your Own WA: Recovery and regeneration for the tourism industry in Western Australia’ report has found Western…

New Curtin research has found the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2, a strain of coronaviruses that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, become trapped when they come into contact with silicon, gold and copper, and that electric fields can be used to…