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The Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry have awarded Professor Marie Edmonds with the title of Geochemistry Fellow. In total sixteen geochemists were recognised this year. The award was established in 1996 to honour outstanding scientists who have, over the years, made a major contribution to...

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), a celebration of women and girls in science led by UNESCO and UN-Women . We celebrate by bringing together stories from women researchers across our Department, highlighting the variety of roles within Earth Sciences. We asked our researchers what...

Today, in the middle of the North African desert, hundreds of metres or more above sea level, lie fossilized fish and sea snake remains – a memory of when this area of land was once submerged underwater. Geological evidence like this tells us that the landscape of the African continent has been uplifted significantly over...

For the first time, addressing some of humanity's most fundamental questions on the origin and nature of life in the Universe is within the grasp of modern science. With a £10 million grant awarded by the Leverhulme Trust , the University of Cambridge is to establish a new interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to...