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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Aug 28

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How Iceland’s fiery mantle plume scattered ancient volcanoes across the North Atlantic | Department of Earth Sciences

What do the rumblings of Iceland’s volcanoes have in common with the now peaceful volcanic islands off Scotland’s western coast and the spectacular basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern I...

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Aug 28

🌋 Sixty million years ago, a mantle plume beneath the North Atlantic triggered extensive volcanic activity—leaving behind iconic sites like the Giant’s Causeway & Fingal’s Cave🌋

New research explains why: thinner patches in Earth’s lithosphere funnelled the plume’s hot rocks far and wide.

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Kev Wong @geokevw.bsky.social · Aug 15

Magmas move rapidly beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER), suggesting that an efficient rift magmatic system has already developed despite its relative tectonic immaturity! New research in Nature Geoscience: doi.org/10.1038/s415... 1/6

Visual abstract for 'Rapid crustal transit of magmas beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift', by Wong et al.

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Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · Aug 15

⚒️ Article: Rapid crustal transit of magmas beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift

@geokevw.bsky.social @murphyqm.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social

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Schematic illustration of the proposed model for preeruptive intrusion in the Main Ethiopian Rift

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · Aug 4

Spiky-toothed 'penis worms', rock-scraping molluscs and filter-feeding crustaceans are among a new treasure trove of fossils found at the Grand Canyon.

Explore the find from PhD student Giovanni Mussini 👇
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Grand Canyon was a ‘Goldilocks zone’ for the evolution of early animals

A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the Grand Canyon, one of the natural world’s most iconic sites.

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UK COMET @uk-comet.bsky.social · May 24

We are delighted to celebrate two outstanding
@uk-comet.bsky.social Scientists, Professor Marie Edmonds @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social and Professor
@davidmpyle.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk), elected Fellows of the Royal Society this year: royalsociety.org/news/2025/05... 🎉

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Celebrating Excellence in Earth Sciences: Two COMET Scientists Elected Fellows of the Royal Society - UK Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics

We are delighted to celebrate COMET Scientists Professor Marie Edmonds (University of Cambridge) and Professor David Pyle (University of Oxford), who are amongst the outstanding and distinguished grou...

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Apr 2

This time last week our part III students were in southern Spain, exploring Almería’s exceptionally varied geology 🌞⛰️

There's something for everyone on this trip: metamorphic rocks, overlying reefs, evaporites and turbidite basins, volcanic centres, and major fault zones!!

#Fieldwork #Geoscience

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Centre for Landscape Regeneration @clr-cambridge.bsky.social · Mar 19

🌿 We're thrilled to be hosted by
Fitzwilliam College today for a conference on research on the Fenland landscape. A fantastic opportunity to discuss the potential future for the landscape.
@NERCscience
#LandscapeRegeneration #Fenland #Sustainability #EnvironmentalResearch #CambridgeUniversity

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Thomas Bauska @tinyicybubbles.bsky.social · Mar 29

May Adam Sedgwick look upon us with favour. #camfest @cambridgefestival.bsky.social @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎉 The latest issue of GeoCam is here! Meet our new Head of Department, uncover fascinating research, hear alumni stories, explore student mapping trips, and enjoy vibrant updates from @sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social

📖 Read in full here: www.esc.cam.ac.uk/alumni/alumn...

Front cover of GeoCam 2025 showing a mountainous view with blue sky.

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 25

🎶 What if you could play a microscope image of a #mineral like a record? Scientists from Cambridge & Anglia Ruskin have turned #volcanic mineral images into magical music!

Hear their melodies at the #CambridgeFestival tomorrow, 4:30 PM. 🌍✨Register here: www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/hidde...

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 20

Studying Earth Sciences opens doors to careers that make a real difference in society🌎Former PhD student Matthew Brady now works for a carbon credit ratings agency, helping organisations make better climate decisions.

Read more about Matthew's journey! ➡️ unicamcareers.edublogs.org/2025/03/17/c...

Climate Scientist to Ratings Scientist: Matthew on his move to industry from a PhD in climate science – unicamcareers blog

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 18

Last week, our first-year students went on their very first field trip to Ketton Quarry! 🪨🐚 🥳

Here they are, proudly showcasing some of their fossil discoveries, including star-shaped segments of crinoid stems, ammonites, brachiopods, and bivalves.

#Geology #Fieldwork #Fossils #Palaeontology

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Max Van Wyk de Vries @maxvwdv.bsky.social · Mar 5

New perspective article discussing how we define natural hazards in today's world.

Key message: a barrier between 'human' and 'natural' events is often unhelpful, and we must consider the interaction between multiple hazards in all cases.

www.nature.com/articles/s44304-025-00071-w

All hazards are multihazards, few of them are natural - npj Natural Hazards

npj Natural Hazards - All hazards are multihazards, few of them are natural

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hi Claire, yes this is open to the public, so you should be able to register. Hope you can join us☺️If you're interested in this topic then this paper by @maxvwdv.bsky.social might be of interest! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

All hazards are multihazards, few of them are natural - npj Natural Hazards

npj Natural Hazards - All hazards are multihazards, few of them are natural

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 12

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How 'Natural' are Natural Hazards?

Join the Department of Earth Sciences for a webinar exploring the ongoing research into natural hazards.

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 12

🌏 How 'natural' are natural hazards?🌋Cambridge geoscientists and geographers will tackle this compelling question in a live webinar tomorrow, 13th March.

Join the conversation and discover how Cambridge research is making real-world impact! Link to register below 👇

#NaturalHazards #Webinar

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 6

📸 Photo: The Bellingshausen ice shelf, photo credit: Laura Cimoli

📖 Read more about the study here: www.esc.cam.ac.uk/news/new-res...

New research reveals how deep ocean water delivers heat to Antarctic ice shelves | Department of Earth Sciences

Scientists have pinpointed the key factors that allow pockets of warm seawater to flow beneath the Antarctic ice shelves, melting the ice from below and destabilizing glaciers inland.

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 6

When warm seawater seeps under #Antarctic ice shelves it melts them from below and destabilizes glaciers🌊

🌍Researchers used model simulations to reveal the importance of seasonal changes in triggering warm water intrusions; urging for these dynamics to be included in ice loss forecasts.

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 4

You can read more about their project here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

New global map promises to better pinpoint vital rare earth deposits

Cambridge geoscientists are developing an atlas that could lead to a more complete understanding of how viable rare earth element deposits form and help locate

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Mar 4

Cambridge geoscientists are mapping the global distribution of critical metals in unusual igneous rocks to locate secure #RareEarthElement deposits. Sally Gibson and Sergei Lebedev are studying carbonatite rocks, which host rare earths, and their relationship to the thickness of Earth's lithosphere.

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Feb 26

Duygu uses extremely small sensors to record the fine details of coral skeletons and listen to their dialogue with algae. In doing so, she determines how much change corals can bear, and improves our chances of saving them in the wild.

Read more: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/duyg...

The coral whisperer

Duygu Sevilgen uses extremely small sensors to record the fine details of coral skeletons and listen to their dialogue with algae. Her work enriches our understanding of life on the reef, where the cl...

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Feb 26

Duygu Sevilgen has built a coral lab in the basement of an old Zoology building. Here, 10 experimental tanks host multicoloured miniature forests, with each tank representing a different marine environment. #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Feb 25

This collection of images and drawings will feature in the Magma Rising Exhibit at the Heong Gallery, Downing College Cambridge, from 26th February until Earth Day on 22nd April and is free to visit!

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Cambridge Earth Sciences @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social · Feb 25

PhD student Yingbo Li drew the magical thin section illustrations. Norbert Toth, a former PhD student with John Maclennan in Cambridge, took the optical microscope and scanning electron microscope images for his investigation into the use of #MachineLearning to detect minerals in thin section.

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