Prof. Miryam Bar-Matthews, Geological Survey of Israel, was this year's EAG Distinguished Lecturer and presented several lectures on speleothems in Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine. Videos of the following lectures are now available:
The aim of the EAG is to promote geochemistry as widely as possible. For 2016 we are happy and proud to co-organise several geochemical sessions at the EGU General Assembly 2016 (Vienna, 17-22 April). We invite you to submit your abstract to one of the EAG co-organised sessions highlighted below. Note the abstract deadline is 13 January and submission information can be found via the link for each session:
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Microbes exert significant geochemical and mineralogical control on local environments through their metabolic and growth needs. In turn, local geochemical conditions dictate what metabolic processes are possible. This thematic issue is focused on the interface between the Earth, environmental systems, and microbial life. The latest discoveries, theories, “omic” methods, and emerging frontiers in the area of geomicrobiology and microbial geochemistry are discussed.
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[Nature News] The source of tantalum, a metal used in the electronics industry and for specialized mechanical parts, has shifted dramatically over the past 15 years, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey. Read more
[The New York Times] Until recently, diamond was the hardest known naturally occurring material. But a new physical process applied to carbon has uncovered a substance that a group of scientists say is even harder. Read more
[Science Alert] Since NASA’s Dawn spacecraft captured images of eerie bright spots on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres back in March, scientists and the public alike have been speculating over what could be creating them. Volcanoes? Geysers? Ice deposits? Read more
[Science Alert] Europe’s tallest active volcano, Mount Etna, has erupted in spectacular fashion, filling the sky above Sicily with flame, lightning, and a gigantic ash cloud. Mount Etna has been mostly quiet for two years, but after intensifying volcanic activity in recent weeks, things came to a head with the dramatic eruption you can see in the video. Watch the video
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