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Sassy Scientist Blog of the Week: In this weekly column, The Sassy Scientist answers questions on geodynamics, solid Earth science, academic life, the universe, and everything in between. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

The Sassy Scientist – Caged birds

The news has been super depressing, I need to hit myself deep in escapism. I hope this month’s question will be easy. Let’s see what we have this month … *two hours later* … So, Robin asks: Some of...

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Love adventure and Earth’s ancient past? 🌍 This week, @lydia_theo1 takes you through some of Europe’s most fascinating Natural History Museums- treasure troves of fossils, minerals, and more! blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20… #egu #egugeodynamics

Geoscience Wonders: My Favourite Natural History Museums in Europe

Have you ever wondered how to combine adventure with a deep dive into the secrets of our planet’s ancient past? Well, in this week’s blog, we are on a mission to take you on a journey to some of my...

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In this week’s blog, Katherine Villavicencio (University of Chieti – Pescara) explores the mental health struggles researchers face under project pressure, such as a PhD, leading to suicidal thoughts and advocates for targeted interventions in academia blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

Silent voices, trapped minds.

In this week’s blog post, Katherine Villavicencio (University of Chieti – Pescara) looks into the world of the mind and the mental-health issues that can result by the pressure behind a research...

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We all need a little trip sometimes. What better way to refresh our minds than to venture to an entirely different planet? This week, join us as we go on a brief journey to Mars and appreciate its geomorphology. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

Going Around Mars

One of our closest neighbors in the universe, the red planet, has long intrigued geoscientists. Mars has been the destination for multiple spacecraft missions. Two rovers, Curiosity and Perseverance,...

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Thanks for everyone's attention to our blogs🫶! In the past year, which blog has been your favourite? Here we have the vote for the 2024 best EGU division blog, please give us your preference😎😎! blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/02/…

Are you ready to vote for your favourite Division blog of 2024?

Our EGU blogging team has had a fantastic 2024 posting across our official blog, GeoLog and the division blogs. Most of our readers appreciate EGU’s blogs for their informative yet accessible style,...

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Have you ever considered leaving academia? This week, please follow the new Sassy post and listen to the 'Sound of Letting Go'. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

The Sassy Scientist – Academic survivor Ep.987

Is it a good day to have a meltdown? It’s cold and there is sun outside, neh maybe not. Procrastinating even having a meltdown. But this audience doesn’t even let me do that. Today, we’re answering...

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Venus's mysteries and unique evolution may hold the key to understanding what makes a planet habitable. In this week's blog post, Diogo Lourenço and Cédric Gillmann discuss how numerical modelling can help us better understand Venus. #egu #egugeodynamics blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

How numerical modeling helps decipher the dynamics and evolution of Venus

Earth’s sister, Venus, is a planet whose evolution is drastically different from our own. Unravelling the hidden mysteries behind the divergent evolution of these two planets could hold the key to...

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Join us today for the second part of our reportage about the Soufrière Hills Volcano eruption to learn how the people of Montserrat are rebuilding their community, and meet the extraordinary staff of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory.🌋 #egugeodynamics blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

Between the Volcano and the Deep Blue Sea: Tales from Montserrat (Part 2)

In 1995, the Caribbean Island of Montserrat was shaken by the beginning of one of the most significant volcanic eruptions in recent history: one that profoundly changed the natural, social and...

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How do mantle plumes express at surface? In the first blog post of the year, PhD student Ziqi Ma from UCL discusses the effects of plume flux on dynamic topography. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20… #egu #egugeodynamics

New Insights into Plume Buoyancy Fluxes and Dynamic Topography from Numerical Modelling

Figure 1. Illustration of the hotspot swell and plume buoyancy flux. White dashed line shows the original seafloor topography due to half-space cooling. Dark green line represents the surface dynamic...

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This week, we focus on allyship: How can individuals outside the LGBTQIA+ community actively support inclusion, equality, and safety? blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20… Together, we can create a safer and more inclusive environment for all. #egu #LGBTQIA

Queer Quarterly: Allyship in the LGBTQIA+ community – what it is, how you can help

Queer Quarterly is the blog series of the EGU pride group, a LGBTQIA+ team of geoscientists engaged to uphold and improve the rights of the community in the EGU organization. This week’s post is...

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🌋🌓 How hot is the Moon's interior? This week in News & Views, Arkadeep Roy from the University of Arizona explores the selenotherm—the Moon’s internal temperature using experimental petrology, geochemistry, & geophysical modelling. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20… #LunarScience #Moon

How Hot our Moon Can Get: Mapping Radioactive Elements and Thermal State of the Lunar Interior

Geochemists a nd g eophysicists, even with their favorite tools, have often scratched their heads while probing Earth’s deep interior—one  can o nly i magine the challeng es while applying th ose...

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This month, Sassy Scientist answers Ron's question: Am I getting more stupid, or is the PhD getting smarter? blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

The Sassy Scientist – the one with covid blues

Did I get sick again? Covid, is that you? Long time no see. It’d be better if you left me alone, but I guess we don’t have much choice here, do we? While I’m knocked out by the sedatives to stop my...

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Ágnes Király introduces her new project, DYNAMICE, funded by an ERC grant, which will start in 2025! The project aims to bridge the gap between geodynamics and ice modeling, presenting an exciting and interdisciplinary challenge. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

DYNAMICE: An ERC Starting grant project to bridge the gap between geodynamics and ice modelling

In the 2024 ERC Starting Grant call, the European Research Council received nearly 3,500 proposals, of which approximately 14% were awarded funding. Among the 20 projects funded in the field of Earth...

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In this week’s blog, Ana Lorena Abila (@alenaabila), a PhD student at ETH Zürich shares the results from her paper about modelling subduction interface rheology. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

A New Look at the Rheology of Deep Subduction Zones

Subduction zones are dynamic regions where intense geological processes like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the recycling of oceanic crust are constantly at play. A key factor that influences...

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Do you need financial support to attend #EGU25? Submit your abstract for one of our support grants by 13.00CET 2 December 2024 for the chance to be awarded a registration fee waiver & APC refund! Find out more and submit your abstract: egu.eu/11AW78/
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ALT Photo of entrance to the conference buildings for the EGU General Assembly with text: Need financial support? Submit your abstract by 2 Dec!

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What if the academic world was set in a magical world, where wizards’ futures depended on powerful journals and the influence of strict supervisors? Katherine Villavicencio tells a wizardly tale showing how power imbalances in academia can harm students. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

Dirty Poppy and the Research Tournament of Arcane Mysteries.

In this week’s post, Dr. Katherine Villavicencio (University G. d’Annunzio, Italy) looks   into the flaws of the academic system that enables abusive supervisors to hold excessive power .   In the...

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In this week's post Dr. Nicholas Vafeas discusses The Great Green Paradox and how we can develop more sustainable practices in dealing with mineral resources and energy sector without posing any further risks to the planet Earth. #egu #egugeodynamics blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

The Great Green Paradox

The sustainable and responsible use of mineral resources is a challenging task, yet essential for the benefit of our society. In this week’s blog, Dr. Νicholas Vafeas, an economic Geologist with a...

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This week Rajani Shrestha (@seismori) from Caltech takes us to Corsica and shares some highlights from the 4th edition of the Cargèse school on earthquakes (October 14-18)! 🌄 #egu #egugeodynamics blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

4th Cargèse School on Earthquakes: Nucleation, Triggering, Rupture, and Relationships to Aseismic...

How do earthquakes nucleate? How do they arrest? Can we predict or control them? How do fault zone structure and rheology influence rupture? What do earthquakes in the lab tell us? How does fluid...

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In this week’s blog post, Alexis Gauthier interviews the poster awardees of the Ada Lovelace Workshop on Modelling Mantle and Lithospheric Dynamics that took place in Sète between the 1-6 September. 💯🏅 blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

Ada Lovelace Poster Awardees

Ada Lovelace Poster Awardees A new edition of the Ada Lovelace workshop took place this year in Sète (1-6 septembre 2024), in the exceptional setting of the Domaine du Lazaret by the Mediterranean...

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In this week's post, we spoke with Wouter Schellart (Prof., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) about geodynamic modelling techniques, which provide a glimpse into Earth’s internal processes and the rationale behind use of both analogue and numerical modelling. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/20…

Coexisting Forces in Geodynamic Modelling: Pros, Cons, and Synergies of Analogue and Numerical...

Geodynamic modelling helps us understand Earth’s internal processes by providing a framework to test hypotheses. Analogue modelling uses physical models governed by the laws of nature, with resolut...

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