Dr Vera Korasidis

Lecturer and Puzey Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Environment

The past gives us a glimpse of our future, hotter planet

Fossil pollen preserved in rocks for 56 million years provides new insights into the consequences of carbon-fuelled global warming

Sciences & Technology

Under the Microscope

The palaeontology field keeps you on your toes

Palaeontologist Dr Vera Korasidis was torn between becoming a ballerina or unearthing fossils. Fresh from a dig in Wyoming’s Badlands, she knows she made the right choice

Sciences & Technology

What ancient pollen tells us about future climate change

Pollen preserved in rocks for more than 56 million years reconstruct Earth’s major climatic transition that caused mass plant migration