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The impact of climate change on marine life in ocean depths

Illustration realized in the framework of a collaboration between the Image/Recit option of the HEAD (Haute École d'Art et de Design) - Genève and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Geneva.

Historically, the Earth has known periods that were both colder and warmer than... click to read more

  • Lucas Vimpere | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Earth and environmental sciences section, Faculty of science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Sébastien Castelltort | Professor at Earth and environmental sciences section, Faculty of science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Views 2853
Reading time 3 min
published on Feb 16, 2023
Marsquakes redefine what we tought about a quiet Mars

The Red Planet is out there, waiting to be explored. In the mid-70s, NASA’s Vikings I and II landed on Mars, each with a seismometer mounted on their decks. When they transmitted the last recording to Earth in 1980, it became clear that, unfortunately, scientists... click to read more

Views 4124
Reading time 4 min
published on Feb 13, 2023
The Light of Earendel – The Most Distant Star Yet Observed

 Looking through a telescope takes us on a journey through time as well as space. It takes time for light to cross the vast expanse of space, so when we look at distant objects through our telescopes we see them as they appeared long ago.... click to read more

  • Brian Welch | Postdoctoral Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Views 2172
Reading time 3.5 min
published on Feb 8, 2023
Increases in vegetation influenced past temperatures

 Over the last 12,000 or so years, during a period we call the Holocene epoch, human society grew from a small population of hunter-gatherer communities to the global civilization of the modern day. Scientists view the Holocene as an important period for placing today’s human-driven... click to read more

Views 1854
Reading time 3 min
published on Feb 3, 2023
Cities threaten global biodiversity but could also help sustain it

 The world is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. Our actions threaten more plant and animal species with extinction than ever before, driven by habitat loss and overexploitation of the world’s resources.  Over the next 30 years cities are set to become a vital... click to read more

  • Rohan Simkin | Doctoral Candidate at Yale School of the Environment
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Reading time 3.5 min
published on Feb 1, 2023