• Fresh water on Earth emerged 500M years earlier than previously thought https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/fresh-findings-earliest-evidence-of-life-bringing-fresh-water-on-earth/ 76 comments 23/6/2024

• Research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping Earth’s surface and paving the way for complex life to flourish. When these giant ice sheets melted, they triggered enormous floods that flushed minerals and their chemicals, including uranium, into the oceans https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/giant-ice-bulldozers-how-ancient-glaciers-helped-life-evolve/ 8 comments 26/2/2025 science
• Researchers have developed a molecular-sized, more efficient version of a widely used piezoresistor electronic sensor that’s about 500,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair and could bring widespread benefits https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/electronic-sensor-the-size-of-a-single-molecule-a-potential-game-changer/ 8 comments 9/10/2023 science
• The risk of injury from mountain biking or hiking is outweighed by considerable health benefits. Most reported injuries were of low severity. They bring economic gains through tourism and the health benefits of physical activity such as reduced heart disease, obesity, cholesterol, and diabetes. https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/pedal-power-pays-off-mountain-biking-benefits-outweigh-risks/ 246 comments 2/9/2023 science
• The future burden of lung cancer and silicosis from occupational silica exposure in Australia: A preliminary analysis Report commissioned by the Australian Council of Trade Unions - "This amounts to approximately 10,390 cancers.. between 83,090 and 103,860 silicosis cases are expected to result..." https://www.curtin.edu.au/about/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/07/FEFreport_formatted.pdf 2 comments 29/4/2023 science
• Study finds silicon, gold and copper among new weapons against COVID-19 https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/study-finds-silicon-gold-and-copper-among-new-weapons-against-covid-19/ 49 comments 8/3/2023 science
• Molecular evidence from fossil eggshells reveal that an extinct species of elephant bird — almost as large as American Bison — reached this size within a rapid time frame, ca. 1.4 million years ago https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/ancient-eggshell-fragments-crack-giant-birds-life-secrets/ 14 comments 1/3/2023 science
• Researchers believe rising sea temperatures are to blame for the plummeting number of invertebrates such as molluscs and sea urchins at Rottnest Island off Western Australia, with some species having declined by up to 90 per cent between 2007 and 2021. https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/marine-heatwaves-decimate-sea-urchins-molluscs-and-more-at-rottnest/ 17 comments 25/2/2023 science
• Short-term bang of fireworks has long-term impact on wildlife: study https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/short-term-bang-of-fireworks-has-long-term-impact-on-wildlife-study/ 18 comments 1/2/2023 nature
• Short-term bang of fireworks has long-term impact on wildlife. Fireworks create short-term noise and light disturbances that cause distress in domestic animals that may be managed before or after a firework event, but the impacts to wildlife can be on a much larger scale https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/short-term-bang-of-fireworks-has-long-term-impact-on-wildlife-study/ 31 comments 31/1/2023 science
• ‘Rubble-pile’ asteroids are hard to destroy, and probably more abundant in the asteroid belt than previously thought — new findings that may help develop defence strategies in case one was hurtling toward Earth https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/asteroid-findings-from-specks-of-space-dust-could-save-the-planet/ 2 comments 24/1/2023 science

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