earth science

Sanne Cottaar is Professor of Global Seismology in Earth Sciences. She wants to understand Earth’s inner structure: how it shaped the surface and...

Cambridge Zero to host two research symposia to discuss critical climate change challenges

Scientists from Cambridge University and NTU Singapore have found that slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates drag more carbon into Earth’s...

Microscopic imperfections in rock crystals deep beneath Earth’s surface play a deciding factor in how the ground slowly moves and resets in the...

New research led by the University of Cambridge has found rare evidence – preserved in the chemistry of ancient rocks from Greenland - which tells of...

Professor Marian Holness leads a research group in the Department of Earth Sciences, and studies the processes which occur during the melting and...

The molten rock that feeds volcanoes can be stored in the Earth’s crust for as long as a thousand years, a result which may help with volcanic hazard...

The chemical composition of gases emitted from volcanoes – which are used to monitor changes in volcanic activity – can change depending on the size...