The WA‑OIGC Research Art Shop is now live! 🖼️
Discover limited‑edition art prints created from real fossil samples used in WA‑based research.
Every purchase supports scientific research into Earth’s modern and ancient environments.
🔗 payments.curtin.edu.au/WA-OIGCResea...

How do some marine reptile fossils stay perfectly preserved for 183 million years? 🦈
WA‑OIGC PhD student Andrew Jian and team reveal how ancient microbes and chemical reactions helped preserve ichthyosaur skeletons in stunning 3D detail.
www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-r...

🧬 Did the building blocks of life come from space?
This review article by Prof. Kliti Grice explores new evidence that all five fundamental units of DNA and RNA have been identified in an asteroid sample. ☄️
🔗 theconversation.com/all-5-fundam...

Don't miss Luke Brosnan next week talking on Bone Marrow and Biomolecules 🦴 🧪

Join Luke, as he dives into the chemistry of bone marrow in modern animals and what it can reveal about long-extinct species. 🤔

🕔 5pm Thursday 19th Feb
📍 @wamuseum.bsky.social
🎟️ visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/...

🎉 Last week, PhD student Andy Jian presented at #SVP2025 in the UK! Andy presented his research on “An organic and isotopic characterization of a concretion-entombed ichthyosaur: Taphonomic insights into the Lower Jurassic Posidonia Shale (Germany).” 👏 #CurtinUni