# Research School of Earth SciencesANU College of Science and Medicine
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**Parent**: https://www.anu.edu.au/environment-sustainability
[Illuminating Subsurface Structures Beneath Lake George Fault Zone, Southeast Australia with Traffic Noise](https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article/doi/10.1785/0220250046/660802/Illuminating-Subsurface-Structures-Beneath-Lake)
Mapping fault-zone properties is crucial for mitigating seismic hazards, particularly in urban settings. This process often requires high-resolution seismic imaging, which depends on dense data coverage and high-frequency seismic energy sensitive to shallow structures, with traffic noise providing an ideal source.
[Read more](https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article/doi/10.1785/0220250046/660802/Illuminating-Subsurface-Structures-Beneath-Lake)
## [Study »](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/study "Study")
Discover our degree programs and courses.
### [Bachelor degrees](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/study/bachelor-degrees)
Our programs equip students with the scientific, technical, problem-solving and communication skills they will need to successfully pursue a career in earth sciences.
### [Masters degrees](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/study/master-degrees)
Advance your career with a postgraduate qualification from the Research School of Earth Sciences.
### [PhD & MPhil](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/study/phd-mphil)
Make an original contribution to human knowledge, research and development with a postgraduate research degree.
## [Research »](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/research "Research")
### [Research areas](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/research/research-areas)
### [Research groups](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/research/research-groups)
### [Research projects](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/research/research-projects)
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### [Will surging sea levels kill the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient coral fossils may hold the answer](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/will-surging-sea-levels-kill-great-barrier-reef-ancient-coral-fossils-may-hold)
In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It’s expected to rise even further by 2100, as…
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### [Stormy waves traversing the Earth’s core provide new hints into future planetary exploration](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/stormy-waves-traversing-earths-core-provide-new-hints-future-planetary-exploration)
The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean which travel through the Earth’s core could enhance…
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### [Scientists discover 15 million-year-old Australian fish fossil](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/scientists-discover-15-million-year-old-australian-fish-fossil)
A new species of fish that lived in Australian freshwater lakes and rivers about 15 million years ago has been named after the researcher from The…
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## [News »](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news "News")
Friday, 18 Jul 2025
### [‘Ultimate dinner party guests’: Dispersed communities attending feast in ancient Iran gifted boars sourced from distant lands](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/ultimate-dinner-party-guests-dispersed-communities-attending-feast-ancient-iran)
New research that used our world-leading geochronology facility at ANU, shows how communities that lived in western Iran about 11,000 years ago gave gifts from their travels in cultural practices similar to today.
[Read the article](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/ultimate-dinner-party-guests-dispersed-communities-attending-feast-ancient-iran)
Wednesday, 09 Jul 2025
### [Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/teeth-record-hidden-history-your-childhood-climate-and-diet)
New research shows that teeth contain a week-by-week climatic history of their owner’s childhood.
[Read the article](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/teeth-record-hidden-history-your-childhood-climate-and-diet)
Thursday, 05 Jun 2025
### [Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/unprecedented-heat-north-atlantic-ocean-kickstarted-europes-hellish-2023-summer)
In June 2023, a record-breaking marine heatwave swept across the North Atlantic Ocean, smashing previous temperature records. What drove this unprecedented marine heatwave?
[Read the article](https://earthsciences.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/unprecedented-heat-north-atlantic-ocean-kickstarted-europes-hellish-2023-summer)
## RSES seminar series
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