Outreach

Sue the unconventional tyrant: 35 years of discovery, science, and icon status

Asmae Ourkiya August 12, 2025

By Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America - Sue, the world's largest and most complete Tiranosaurus rex skeleton.Uploaded by FunkMonk, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20207230

This year marks the 35th anniversary of a discovery that redefined our understanding of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and captivated the world. It’s a story of serendipity, fierce legal battles, groundbreaking science, and an unexpected journey into pop culture. Discovered in South Dakota in 1990 by fossil hunter Sue Hendrickson, Sue is not just any dinosaur skeleton; it is the largest and most complete T ...[Read More]

Behind the scenes: the EGU25 Press Centre

Asmae Ourkiya May 23, 2025

The picture shows the press team members of EGU25 at the press centre.

Every year, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly transforms Vienna into a bustling hub of scientific discovery. Tens of thousands of scientists from around the world gather to present their latest research, but how do these discoveries reach the public? That’s where the EGU press centre comes in—a space where science meets storytelling, and complex research is translated into stor ...[Read More]

(Not just) school through play

Jakub Stepanovic May 16, 2025

Geoscience Games at EGU25. Photos by author.

The far-reaching impact of play on learning has been celebrated through the centuries. Be it the work Schola Ludus by John Amos Comenius, Friedrich Schiller’s Spieltrieb, Johan Huizinga’s Homo ludens… or the Geoscience Games sessions during EGU General Assembly, which marked its 8th edition during EGU25. The EGU Geoscience Games sessions were founded by Chris Skinner, Rolf Hut, a ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet Adam Izdebski, Environmental Historian, Human Ecologist and member of EGU’s Biodiversity Task Force

Chloe Hill May 16, 2025

Adam Izdebski. Photo credit: Mirosław Kaźmierczak/UW

Adam, welcome to GeoTalk! You’re an environmental historian and human ecologist, with an interest in biodiversity. Can you tell us how understanding historic changes to social and ecological systems can provide an insight into biodiversity loss today? This is a question that environmental historians face every time they talk about their work! Let me put it this way; we are at a certain point in th ...[Read More]