Tectonics and Structural Geology

Southern Italy

Tuna and Tufo: The geology and history of the Aegadian Islands near Sicily

Hannah Davies March 12, 2026

an image of a sea cove with rugged rocks to the right and bottom right of the image and clear blue sea water to the left and upper left of the image

The Aegadian or Egadi islands (not to be confused with the Aegean islands situated between present day Greece and Türkiye) is a small archipelago of islands around 20 km off the Western coast of Sicily. These islands are most known for their historic industries, namely for a type of rock quarried from the largest island …[Read More]

Geomythology. The Sicilian Trilogy – Part I: Persephone on the endorheic Pergusa lake

Filippo Carboni March 18, 2022

If, in 2022, you still think that seasons depend on the Earth’s rotation around its tilted axis and around the Sun… you are surely right. However, in ancient times, the Greeks, and the Romans afterwards, thought it was due to an agreement between Zeus and Hades, to save Persephone from the Underworld. The sick love …[Read More]

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Welcome to the blog of the Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS) Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Here you can find a whole range of fun and informative posts related to tectonics and structural geology, such as interviews with established scientists, descriptions of common features in the field, as well as updates on the latest research being carried in these scientific areas. This blog is run with great enthusiasm by Hannah Davies, David Fernández-Blanco, Derya Gürer, Samuele Papeschi, Elenora van Rijsingen, Silvia Brizzi and Anne Pluymakers. Everybody is invited to contribute to the blog and submit posts to the editor-in-chief Hannah Davies.