🤔 Did you know that 22 February marked a major milestone in space history: 40 years since the launch of the first Swedish #Viking #satellite?
While Vikings may evoke images of longboats and heavy axes, scientists see them differently. They represent a series of fascinating explorations into the secrets of the solar system, helping us understand #plasma.
Read the full article here in this latest #GeoLog: https://egu.eu/2JEWJS
#Wetlands matter more than we think!
They regulate the #climate, store significant amounts of #carbon and protect communities from floods. However, wetlands are disappearing faster than many other ecosystems.
Head over to our #GeoLog blog to learn how science and traditional knowledge can work together to protect these resources.
👀 Check it out here: https://egu.eu/9LMUTR
In this #GeoLog, Julia Martin takes us on a trip to #McMurdo Sound - a dream that became a reality as she reports!
Julia and her team spent four weeks camping on the sea ice to investigate the physical properties of the #snow❄️and to understand the role that snow plays in the sea ice energy balance!
👀 Read more about her adventure here: https://egu.eu/1JZ7OH
👋Meet Elsa Abs, Microbiologist and Early Career Scientist Biogeosciences Representative!
In this #GeoLog, they share their academic journey as well as their experience and role as #ECS Biogeosciences Representative.
👉 Read more here: https://egu.eu/29RNSM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science🧪🔬 !
In Italy, women hold 44.1% of early-career positions but only 27% of full professorships. This is a reminder that the climb in #science is not yet equal.
Simona Gabrielli, a seismologist based in Italy, shares her reflections, personal experience, academic journey and the challenges of fieldwork in our recent #GeoLog
🧵 Read more here: https://egu.eu/7S0S1U
Have you ever wondered what we learned from the #Challenger and the teacher who was meant to inspire a generation from #space?
This #GeoLog shares important lessons taken from this historic #space mission
🧵Read the full article: https://egu.eu/44EJUY
After covering part 1 of how to make the most out of your experience at #EGU26, we now come back with part 2.
Attending #EGU26 doesn't stop with preparing and planning your stay during the conference week, but includes being ready to present your talk, knowing how to network while attending sessions, and enjoying your stay in Vienna!
Check out more tips in our latest #GeoLog by András Zlinszky!
🧵 Read more here: https://egu.eu/5IHBMB
📸: Kai Boggild on #imaggeo
''The first time I came to #EGU was in 2007. I was two months away from graduation🎓 , a week away from my wedding💍, and it was my first major international conference🌍. I had no idea what I was doing. It was just a day trip, a red-eye train in the morning, and a train home in the evening.''
In this #GeoLog, András Zlinszky shared a full guide on how to make the most out of your #EGU26 experience 🙌 !
🧵 Read more here: https://egu.eu/17K57F
📸Kai Boggild on https://imaggeo.egu.eu
anuary 19th marked the 175th birthday of Dutch #astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn. His work and legacy had a profound yet subtle impact on the astronomical community and our understanding of the #cosmos.
His lasting contributions and methodologies continue to be refined and provide the foundation for ongoing astronomical research and discoveries.
🧵 Read the full article in our last #GeoLog: https://egu.eu/7EO1HQ
January 15 marks the launch of #Wikipedia, the giant digital Rosetta Stone that acts as a peer who knows a little bit about everything.
To mark the celebration of its launch, EGU's Asmae Ourkiya shares the benefits and drawbacks of this information-rich platform.
🧵 Read more in our last #GeoLog post: https://egu.eu/5VDBFO
Communicating uncertainty to non-experts could be challenging! But how can we actually make it easier and clearer for the general public?
This #GeoLog post highlights a session: "How to communicate uncertainty to non-experts”, which took place in Vienna during #EGU25, along with some of the key messages that were shared.
👀 Check out the full article here: https://egu.eu/55OU4C
What does Schrödinger's cat 🐱 have to do with the age of the #Earth?
Thanks to Schrödinger's equation, radiometric dating and quantum simulations became possible, allowing scientists to measure #geological time and explore Earth's deep interior. It has, in fact, helped build modern Earth #science.
👀 Read the full article here in our last #GeoLog: https://egu.eu/0ZU1I3
Are you attending #EGU26 in Vienna, and coming from a non-EU country? Applying for a #visa might be a concern.
No need to worry! In this #GeoLog, EGU's Asmae Ourkiya will walk you through the whole process, give some tips for a successful application and share their own experience regarding visa procedures.
🧵 Learn more here: https://www.egu.eu/96PEKO
How did the world move from discovering a growing hole in the #ozone layer to actually repairing it?
This #GeoLog post explains how scientific discoveries in the 1970s revealed that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were destroying the ozone layer, and how this evidence led to international cooperation through the Montreal Protocol.
🧵Read full article here: https://egu.eu/867PD8
#EGU provides free #webinar sessions covering a wide variety of topics, including equality, diversity and inclusion, outreach and science communication, science for policy, jobs and careers, publications and much more.
In this #GeoLog EGU's Simon Clark shares all the online events that took place in #2025, along with the recordings↩️available to watch on our YouTube channel: European Geosciences Union.
👀 Check it out here: https://egu.eu/20ICQF
In December 1900, the French Académie des Sciences announced the Prix Pierre Guzman, a bold scientific challenge. The challenge👀? To offer 100,000 francs to anyone who could establish communication with an #extraterrestrial celestial body and receive a reply🤯 - except #Mars, which was considered'' too easy'' due to contemporary beliefs about Martian life.
👉 Continue reading here in this #Geolog: https://egu.eu/3814EK
''Hi! I am Fernanda Matos, an Oceanographer and autistic person! #Autism is considered a hidden disability, but it is not at all an easy disability. Unlike popular opinion, I am not like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, nor am I like my autistic peers. I am unique and part of a spectrum.''
Meet Fernanda in our latest #GeoLog where she shares her thoughts and experiences as an autistic person working in #STEM
🧵 Read more here: https://egu.eu/2EPC6H
Are you attending #EGU26 in Vienna, and coming from a non-EU country? Applying for a #visa might be a concern.
No need to worry! In this #GeoLog, EGU's Asmae Ourkiya will walk you through the whole process, give some tips for a successful application and share their own experience regarding visa procedures.
🧵 Learn more here: https://egu.eu/96PEKO
❓Did you know that #soil is a dynamic #ecosystem that supports 95% of all the food we eat, filters every drop of our drinking water, and silently stores more carbon than all the world’s #forests and the atmosphere combined?
While an estimated 75% of our soils are already degraded, current trends suggest that - without coordinated intervention- up to 90% of the planet’s land surface could be degraded by 2050😮.
What can be done to address this?
Read more here #GeoLog: https://egu.eu/5K6B6K
🌱 Happy International #Soil Day!
Today, we’re celebrating the remarkable role of soil organic carbon (SOC) in fighting climate change! We'd also like to highlight an incredible piece of #paper in the journal SOIL by Raza et al. (2025) titled “Missing the input: the underrepresentation of plant physiology in global soil carbon research.”
🧵For more insights, head over to our #GeoLog by EGU's Asmae Ourkiya: https://egu.eu/4LE7VG
📸 By Antonio Jordán on https://imaggeo.egu.eu
