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Geothermal energy - a key ally in the decarbonisation of Switzerland
A national report draws up an inventory of the measures needed to achieve decarbonisation in Switzerland by 2050. In this ambitious process, geothermal energy has an important role to play, according to Professor Andrea Moscariello of the Faculty of Science.
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Crustal magmatic controls on the formation of porphyry copper deposits
Porphyry deposits are large, low-grade metal ore bodies forming from hydrothermal fluids derived from an underlying magma reservoir. They are essential as significant sources of critical metals for industry and society, such as copper and gold. However, the magmatic and redox processes required to f…
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New insights into the development of the Earth's atmosphere three billion years ago
A lake in the Indonesian jungle provides new insights into the development of the Earth's atmosphere three billion years ago. A surprising finding as part of an international initiative that included members of the Geomicrobiology research group: microbes primarily release methane, a highly potent g…
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Ongoing eruption at Geldingadalir in the Reykjanes Peninsula (Southwest Iceland)
Ongoing eruption at Geldingadalir in the Reykjanes Peninsula (Southwest Iceland). The team of the Volcano Tectonic Laboratory led by Joël Ruch are on site to study the evolution of the strong seismo-tectonic crisis that culminated with the eruption on March 19th, the first in the past 800 years in t…
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Hiring !! New position available
The Faculty of Science of the University of Geneva invites applications for a professorship in Limnogeology and Global Changes, to be based in the Department of Earth Sciences.
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Volcanic ash can travel further than previously thought
Volcanic ash can travel further than previously thought.
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Urs Schaltegger new science editor of GEOLOGY
Professor Urs Schaltegger appointed science editor of journal GEOLOGY.
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Is fracking harmful to the environment ?
It can be, but usually isn’t. Two University of Geneva geologists extensively review the literature on this question.
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Luca Guglielmetti, elected in the steering committee of European Technology & Innovation Platform on Deep Geothermal (ETIP-DG)
Luca Guglielmetti, Maître-Assistant au Département de la Terre de l’Université de Genève a récemment été réélu au sein du comité directeur de la plateforme européenne de technologie et d’innovation sur la géothermie profonde (ETIP-DG).
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Phytoplankton disturbed by nanoparticles
Nanosilver used for its antibacterial properties may also disturb the metabolism of aquatic algae.
