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The profound and long-lasting impacts of flooding on individuals, businesses and communities in Scotland is highlighted in research published today.

Geoscience Level 3 Field Trip Prize

Beatrice Anna Percival Memorial Prize in Geology & Geophysics

Scientists studying so-called 'flammable ice' in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery - the existence of life within microscopic bubbles.

A world-leading research group based at the University of Aberdeen's School of Geosciences has been nominated as a finalist in the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, which celebrates the impact of academic and business partnerships.

Scottish rocks have provided evidence that suggests the possibility of a previously unknown ice age during the planet's evolution.

The Horizon 2020-funded CONTRACTS2.0 project combines the expertise of 26 partners across the EU to develop and test innovative agri-environmental contracts. Researchers and practitioners are progressing ideas such as results-based payments for public environmental good, effectively integrating value chain approaches and making the most of collaborative agreements. Dr Katrin Prager...

Dr Tavis Potts been appointed as a reviewer for the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), Working Group II (WGII) Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The IPCC Working Group II (WGII) assesses the impacts of climate change, from a global to a regional view of ecosystems and...

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Over the course of nearly six years, the instrument SAM (Sample Analysis of Mars) at NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has acquired atmospheric composition measurements of the air of Gale Crater on Mars. The results from the study has been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Two of the authors are...