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Imaggeo on Mondays: The soil in your veg patch

October 26, 2015
Imaggeo on Mondays: The soil in your veg patch
Gardens for vegetables production depend on the soil quality. Credit: Artemio Cerdá (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Do a search for images of dirt in Google and you might be surprised to find that the vast majority of returned images are of a substance that we ought to be protecting and treasuring, rather than dismissing as something unclean and without value: soil. It’s not the first time we’ve featured this precious resource on GeoLog recently, remember that post about soil in art? It’s not without reason eit ...[Read More]

Cruising the Mediterranean: a first-hand account of a month at sea – Part 2

October 21, 2015
Cruising the Mediterranean: a first-hand account of a month at sea – Part 2
Map of the locations sampled during the cruise in the Western Mediterranean.

This week we feature the second instalment in this series, which follows the adventures of Simona Aracri, a PhD student at University of Southampton, and her colleagues. as they spent a month aboard a research vessel, cruising the Mediterranean Sea. Simona and the team of scientists aboard the boat documented their experiences via a blog. This time we discover that chemists are always kept busy on ...[Read More]

Apply now to take part in the 2016 GIFT workshop!

October 7, 2015
Apply now to take part in the 2016 GIFT workshop!
Rosetta and Philae preparing for comet landing. The topic of the 2016 GIFT Workshop is ‘The Solar System and beyond’ and is co-organised with the European Space Agency (ESA). (Credit: ESA)

The General Assembly is not only for researchers but for teachers and educators with an interest in the geosciences also. Every year the Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) is organised by the EGU Committee on Education to bring first class science closer to primary and high school teachers. The topic of the 2016 edition of GIFT is ‘The Solar System and beyond’. This year’s workshop is co- ...[Read More]