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May 25, 2022

How plate tectonics, mountains and deep‑sea sediments have maintained Earth’s ‘Goldilocks’ climate

Dietmar Müller, University of Sydney; Adriana Dutkiewicz, University of Sydney; Andrew Merdith, University of Leeds; Ben Mather, University of Sydney; Christopher Gonzalez, The University of Western Australia; Sabin Zahirovic, University of Sydney; Tobias Keller, ETH Zurich; Weronika Gorczyk, The University of Western Australia, and Jo Condon, The University of Melbourne

New modelling shows how tectonic plate movements, carbon-rich deep-sea sediment, and mountain weathering have regulated Earth’s climate.

Stunning mosaic of oxidised copper in the form of azurite (blue) and malachite (green) in a rock. Dimitri Houtteman

July 14, 2021

Travelling through deep time to find copper for a clean energy future

Dietmar Müller, University of Sydney; Jo Condon, The University of Melbourne; Julian Diaz, University of Sydney, and Rohitash Chandra, UNSW

Using geology and AI, a virtual model of how the Earth’s tectonic plates have evolved can help reveal deposits of copper.

Luisa Denu / Unsplash

December 18, 2020

Eastern Australia has hundreds of enigmatic volcanoes. New research shows how they formed

Ben Mather, University of Sydney; Dietmar Müller, University of Sydney; Jo Condon, The University of Melbourne; Maria Seton, University of Sydney, and Oliver Nebel, Monash University

From far north Queensland to the southern tip of Tasmania, there is a common geological mechanism that links Eastern Australia’s volcanic history.

Scientists have pieced together Game of Thrones’ geology as the show draws last breath on television. Kal242382 from Wikimedia Commons

May 20, 2019

We made a moving tectonic map of the Game of Thrones landscape

Sabin Zahirovic, University of Sydney and Jo Condon, The University of Melbourne

Even in this fantasy world, geological processes like tectonic plate movement, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions would have built the mountains, carved the rivers, and created vast oceans.

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