Geodynamics

Goodbye to 6 years of blogging

Iris van Zelst June 26, 2023

The blog turns 6 today!
Illustration by Soumyajit Basak

Dearest reader, on this day, six years ago, we published our very first blog post, stating our geodynamission: our plans for this new geodynamics division blog. From that day onwards, I have had the absolute privilege of being your Editor-in-Chief. But all good things must end and so does my term of being the Editor-in-Chief. Before I say my final goodbyes, let’s take a trip down memory lane ...[Read More]

Reflections on the geological and geodynamic evolution of the Southern Central Andes

Matías Barrionuevo and edited by Michaël Pons June 21, 2023

Sketch showing the flat slab configuration, where the Nazca plate subducts beneath the South American plate with a subhorizontal angle (modified from Sanchez et al., 2019)

Reflections on the geological and geodynamic evolution of the Southern Central Andes

Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences: A Benefit or a Threat?

edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou June 14, 2023

Featured image created by Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou.

We live in the very heart of the Digital Age, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already playing a dominant role in our world. We have to ask ourselves what the future will hold for the field of Geosciences in the next years to come? In this week’s blog, our main goal is to share our views regarding the benefits and risks of AI in Geosciences. We live in an ever-evolving world, where technolo ...[Read More]

Introducing GPlately

Ben Mather and edited by Megan Holdt June 7, 2023

The ability to easily compile and quickly evaluate both geological and geophysical data is essential for geodynamicists to understand Earth’s evolution. This week Dr. Ben Mather, a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, introduces us to GPlately, a new tool designed to accelerate spatio-temporal data analysis in GPlates. GPlately is a Python package that enables the reconstruction of ...[Read More]