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Panel discussion brings together IPCC authors and reviewer

28 September 2021

CAMBRIDGE -- the Cambridge Centre for Climate Science and Cambridge Zero today held a panel discussion on the recently published IPCC Working Group I report, Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis. The panel was chaired by Eric Wolff , Professor and ice core scientist at the Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge...

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Cambridge paleontologist to run back-to-back races in T-rex costume

21 September 2021

Dr Alex Liu , Lecturer at Cambridge University’s Department of Earth Sciences, will be running in the Cambridge Half Marathon and Town and Gown 10km next month, raising funds for family resources at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. Normally looking for fossils of the earliest known animals – bizarre anemone and worm-...

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Cambridge Earth Scientists feature in panel discussion on hydrogen sources and early life on rocky planets

15 September 2021

What conditions lead to the formation of hydrogen needed for early life on rocky planets? Cambridge Earth Science's Dr Paul Rimmer and Prof. Nick Tosca recently featured amongst a panel of earth scientists who discussed this conundrum. Prebiotic chemistry deals with the synthesis and interaction of those organic compounds...

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Two Cambridge Earth Scientists awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

8 September 2021

Two Cambridge Earth Scientists have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to help them develop innovative research projects. Dr Owen Weller and Dr David Wallis will be working on solutions to some of the world’s key challenges; from developing new technologies to help identify valuable metal deposits required for a...

The “aukward” truth about penguins and their flightless doppelgangers

25 August 2021

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Dr Emilie Ringe recognised amongst 'Talented 12': 2021 rising stars in chemistry

23 August 2021

C&EN , the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS), has unvelied its annual “ Talented 12 ” list. Dr Emilie Ringe , who is jointly based at Cambridge’s Department of Earth Sciences and Materials Science, is recognised for her pioneering work on plasmonic nanoparticles. These miniscule particles act...

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The Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge welcomes the new IPCC report

9 August 2021

CAMBRIDGE -- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has today released the most extensive report on climate change since 2013 . Over the last eight years, scientists have benefited from improved measurements of our climate and more powerful models which are able to simulate future scenarios with increased...

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Earth's interior is swallowing up more carbon than thought

21 July 2021

Scientists from Cambridge University and NTU Singapore have found that slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates drag more carbon into Earth’s interior than previously thought. They found that the carbon drawn into Earth’s interior at subduction zones - where tectonic plates collide and dive into Earth’s interior - tends...

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Student spotlight: Hassan Aftab Sheikh on monitoring air pollution using tree leaves

8 July 2021

Did you know that scientists can use dust trapped on tree leaves to monitor air pollution? Hassan Aftab Sheikh, PhD student in our Department, is developing this monitoring technique further and is also exploring if trees can filter harmful particles from the air. These particles, which measure less than a billionth of a...

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Rock crystals from the deep give microscopic clues to earthquake ground movements

30 June 2021

Microscopic imperfections in rock crystals deep beneath Earth’s surface play a deciding factor in how the ground slowly moves and resets in the aftermath of major earthquakes, says new research involving the University of Cambridge. The stresses resulting from these defects – which are small enough to disrupt the atomic...

Panel discussion brings together IPCC authors and reviewer

Cambridge paleontologist to run back-to-back races in T-rex costume

Cambridge Earth Scientists feature in panel discussion on hydrogen sources and early life on rocky planets

Two Cambridge Earth Scientists awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

The “aukward” truth about penguins and their flightless doppelgangers

Dr Emilie Ringe recognised amongst 'Talented 12': 2021 rising stars in chemistry

The Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge welcomes the new IPCC report

Earth's interior is swallowing up more carbon than thought

Student spotlight: Hassan Aftab Sheikh on monitoring air pollution using tree leaves

Rock crystals from the deep give microscopic clues to earthquake ground movements

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