Geodynamics

Geoscience Wonders: My Favourite Natural History Museums in Europe

Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou February 19, 2025

A collage of pictures from the proposed Natural History Museums in Europe. (featured image created by Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou, a few photos were provided by Marco Possenti).

Have you ever wondered how to combine adventure with a deep dive into the secrets of our planet’s ancient past? Well, in this week’s blog, we are on a mission to take you on a journey to some of my favourite Natural History Museums around Europe. And who knows, maybe these museums might find a special place on your next travel bucket list! Travelling makes us wiser and richer! Getting the opportun ...[Read More]

Silent voices, trapped minds.

Katherine Villavicencio and edited by Constanza Rodriguez Piceda February 12, 2025

Recreation scene of the psychological thriller God’s Crooked Lines, with PhD students trapped by depression and suicide feelings. Image generated by PromeAI.

In this week’s blog post, Katherine Villavicencio (University of Chieti – Pescara) looks into the world of the mind and the mental-health issues that can result by the pressure behind a research project, such as a doctoral thesis. Here, through a personal reflexion ,she explores the main reasons that can lead candidates to suicidal thoughts, and even to the execution of them, finally a ...[Read More]

Going Around Mars

Rajani Shrestha February 5, 2025

The National Geographic Map of Mars. (Image Credit: National Geographic Society, MOLA Science Team, MSS, JPL, NASA.)

One of our closest neighbors in the universe, the red planet, has long intrigued geoscientists. Mars has been the destination for multiple spacecraft missions. Two rovers, Curiosity and Perseverance, are still exploring the planet as of 2025. This week, let us go on a short tour around Mars and show a little love to this fascinating planet. We will start our tour by looking at the global topograph ...[Read More]

The Sassy Scientist – Academic survivor Ep.987

The Sassy Scientist January 29, 2025

Is it a good day to have a meltdown? It’s cold and there is sun outside, neh maybe not. Procrastinating even having a meltdown. But this audience doesn’t even let me do that. Today, we’re answering Kai’s question: Why do we consider leaving academia a failure? Dear Kai, Sorry, the question ended up in my spam folder, otherwise, I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t ignore poking the hornet’s ...[Read More]