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Scientists share new observations from comet-chasing Rosetta Mission

April 24, 2015
Scientists share new observations from comet-chasing Rosetta Mission
The Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko includes an orbiter that circles the comet and its lander Philae which landed on the smaller lobe of the rocky world. (Credits: ESA)

Scientists working on the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta Mission provided an update on the comet-chaser and its lander, Philae, at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly last week, as well as sharing new science gained from the duo so far. These new results from Rosetta were announced at a press conference on Tuesday 14 April, with additional research presented at the Rosetta s ...[Read More]

Communicate your Science Video Competition finalists: time to get voting!

March 26, 2015

For the second year in a row we’re running the EGU Communicate Your Science Video Competition – the aim being for young scientists to communicate their research in a short, sweet and public-friendly video. Our judges have now selected 3 fantastic finalists from the excellent entries we received this year and it’s time to find the best geoscience communication clip! The shortlisted videos will be o ...[Read More]

Science bloggers – join the 2015 General Assembly blogroll!

March 4, 2015
Science bloggers – join the 2015 General Assembly blogroll!
Bridging the gap between geoscience and the general public. (Credit: Dario Sampieri, distributed by imaggeo.eu.eu)

Will you be blogging at the 2015 General Assembly? If so, sign up here and we’ll add you to our official blogroll. We will be compiling a list of blogs that feature posts about the EGU General Assembly and making it available on GeoLog, the official blog of the European Geosciences Union. We’d ask you to write posts that relate directly to the Assembly during the conference in Vienna (12 – 17 Apri ...[Read More]

GeoEd: A risky business

January 9, 2015

In this month’s GeoEd post, Sam Illingworth explores the pitfalls of being a scientist in the public eye. Following the recent acquittal of 6 geoscientists on manslaughter charges after ‘failing’ to predict the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, is it time we thought about improving how risk is communicated to the wider public? At the beginning of November of this year, six Italian scientists were acquitte ...[Read More]