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Imaggeo on Mondays: The best of imaggeo in 2017

January 8, 2018
Imaggeo on Mondays: The best of imaggeo in 2017
The best images of 2017, from imaggeo, as chosen by our readers and followers.

Imaggeo, our open access image repository, is packed with beautiful images showcasing the best of the Earth, space and planetary sciences. Throughout the year we use the photographs submitted to the repository to illustrate our social media and blog posts. For the past few years we’ve celebrated the end of the year by rounding-up some of the best Imaggeo images. But it’s no easy task to pick which ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Of ancient winds and sands

November 6, 2017
Imaggeo on Mondays: Of ancient winds and sands
Movement of ancient sand . Credit: Elizaveta Kovaleva (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Snippets of our planet’s ancient past are frozen in rocks around the world. By studying the information locked in formations across the globe, geoscientist unpick the history of Earth. Though the layers in today’s featured image may seem abstract to the untrained eye, Elizaveta Kovaleva (a researcher at the University of the Free State in South Africa) describes how they reveal the secrets of anci ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The wonderful home of pink flamingos

August 14, 2017
Imaggeo on Mondays: The wonderful home of pink flamingos
The wonderful home of pink flamingos . Credit: Florent Hodel (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This stunning photograph is another of the fabulous finalists of the 2017 imaggeo photo contest. Imaggeo is the EGU’s open access image repository. It’s a great place to showcase your photographs; so whether you are stuck in the lab this summer, frantically typing away at a paper, or are lucky enough to be in the field, be sure to submit your photographs for all EGU members to see. You never know, ...[Read More]

Announcing the winners of the EGU Photo Contest 2017!

April 28, 2017

The selection committee received over 300 photos for this year’s EGU Photo Contest, covering fields across the geosciences. Participants at the 2017 General Assembly have been voting for their favourites throughout the week  of the conference and there are three clear winners. Congratulations to 2017’s fantastic photographers! Penitentes in the Andes by Christoph Schmidt (distributed by imaggeo.eg ...[Read More]