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plate tectonics

Imaggeo on Mondays: an impressive testimony to the collision between Africa and Europe

July 18, 2016
Imaggeo on Mondays: an impressive testimony to the collision between Africa and Europe
Dent de Morcles, The Waadtland Alps, Switzerland . Credit: Bernhard Edmaier (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The huge fold in the flank of the 2969 m high Dent de Morcles (in Waadtland Alps, Switzerland) is an impressive testimony to the collision between Africa and Europe (which began some 65 million years ago). The layers, originally deposited on the sea floor in a horizontal position, were compressed and shifted. The darker parts developed during the Tertiary period (66 million years ago). They are yo ...[Read More]

Geoscience hot topics – The finale: Understanding planet Earth

December 22, 2015
Geoscience hot topics – The finale: Understanding planet Earth
The Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park. Credit: David Mencin (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

What are the most interesting, cutting-edge and compelling research topics within the scientific areas represented in the EGU divisions? Ground-breaking and innovative research features yearly at our annual General Assembly, but what are the overarching ideas and big research questions that still remain unanswered? We spoke to some of our division presidents and canvased their thoughts on what the ...[Read More]

Geoscience hot topics – Part I: The Earth’s past and its origin

November 18, 2015
Geoscience hot topics – Part I: The Earth’s past and its origin
Basalt . Credit: Dorothea Eue (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

What are the most interesting, cutting-edge and compelling research topics within the scientific areas represented in the EGU divisions? Ground-breaking and innovative research features yearly at our annual General Assembly, but what are the overarching ideas and big research questions that still remain unanswered? We spoke to some of our division presidents and canvased their thoughts on what the ...[Read More]