A long-standing mystery
Plate tectonic study probes the history of the Caribbean
Scientists from Imperial College London and collaborators have uncovered one of the final pieces of the global plate tectonic puzzle.
Plate tectonic study probes the history of the Caribbean
Scientists from Imperial College London and collaborators have uncovered one of the final pieces of the global plate tectonic puzzle.
Imperial experts search Gloucestershire meteorite for Solar System ingredients
Researchers are studying the meteorite that fell on a UK driveway in March for clues about the origins of life on Earth.
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Imperial scientist to help study Venus in new planetary mission
Imperial College London will contribute to new mission EnVision, which will study the geology and atmosphere of Venus.
Geothermal energy could be cheaper to access thanks to a new drilling technology
The ORCHYD project will develop a new drilling technique to help reduce the total cost of obtaining geothermal energy from deep hard rocks.
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Mars’ changing habitability recorded by ancient dune fields in Gale crater
An international team led by Imperial has found evidence of ancient dunes on Mars that could help explain ancient surface conditions.
Antarctica asteroid impact from 430,000 years ago discovered by scientists
Space scientists have discovered extra-terrestrial particles which point to a medium-sized asteroid impact in Antarctica 430,000 years ago.
Space dust found in Chicxulub crater confirms asteroid’s dinosaur-killing role
Space dust found in the Chicxulub crater has provided evidence that the asteroid impact and dinosaur extinction are ‘indisputably linked’.
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Touchdown! Life-searching Perseverance rover lands on Mars
Was there ever life on Mars? Now that Perseverance has landed, Imperial scientists working with NASA’s Mars 2020 mission might soon find out.
2020 Postgraduate Prizes in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering
On 10 February 2021 we announced the winners of the 2020 PG Prizes at an online event.
Imperial academic delivers Royal Institution Christmas Lecture
Professor Chris Jackson's lecture took audiences back into deep geological time, charting how carbon dioxide controls the Earth’s climate.
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