Racing through history
It's a pretty iconic landscape - dry river beds, ghost gums standing tall, the red rock McDonnell ranges, and the call of rare birds.
View ArticleAn ancient river system
The Todd is like other Central Australian rivers including the Finke and the Hale which were created at a time when the land was going through a major building period.
View ArticleFossicking for gemstones
The land is dry and dusty and covered in a sparse smattering of desert scrub. But just below the surface of this desert landscape is a treasure-trove of semi-precious gemstones.
View ArticleFossicking for gemstones
The land is dry and dusty and covered in a smattering of desert scrub. But just below the surface of this desert landscape is a treasure-trove of semi-precious gemstones.
View ArticleGoogle dreaming locates hidden crater
A Sydney-based astronomer has used ancient culture and modern technology to identify a meteorite crater in central Australia.
View ArticleExploration company excited as sweet crude flows
A fuel exploration company says it has made the biggest oil discovery in the Northern Territory in more than 50 years.
View ArticleSA earthquake cracks the ground
Scientists have discovered significant cracking in the ground near Ernabella in South Australia, after the largest inland earthquake recorded in Australia in 15 years hit the community two weeks ago.
View ArticleOutback earthquake stirs up seismic interest
An earthquake in the remote central Australian outback has given scientists a rare glimpse into the continent's seismic activity.
View ArticleHunting for minerals using satellites
Until now it's a mapping service that's only existed in Western Australia and South Australia.
View ArticleTourists find rare gem
A Melbourne couple have stumbled across a valuable stone at a popular fossicking area in Central Australia
View ArticleRocky reminder as earth moves for outback town
The Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek has been rocked by an earth tremor.
View ArticleExplorer targets ancient NT rock basins for gas
An oil and gas company is moving to snap up exploration permits in the Northern Territory's Wiso Basin, about 500 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs. Blue Energy's Wiso Basin exploration...
View ArticleHow did Uluru form?
Can we still see the original mountain range that formed Uluru and Kata Tjuta?
View ArticleHow did Uluru form?
Uluru is the most iconic natural landform in Australia and its formation is an equally special story of creation, destruction and reinvention.
View ArticleRare earth mineral discovery could make Australia a major player in electric...
Research at a Queensland university has discovered the geological secret behind a rare earth mineral, critical to building high-tech products essential for future industries.
View ArticleEyre Peninsula's Murphy's Haystacks are among the oldest rocks in Australia...
An 'island-rock' formation in South Australian is believed to have formed billions of years ago and while it is eroding, experts say it is not likely to disappear anytime soon.
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