Press office news tagged 'geoscience'
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![<p>A fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite which landed on Earth in February 2021 (Credit: Trustees of the Natural History Museum)<br></p>]()
Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans
A study involving researchers in the University of Plymouth's Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre finds that the Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans
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NWA 4231 meteorite fragment classified as ureilite (Credit: James St John via Wikimedia Commons)<br></p>]()
Study unlocks hidden secrets of how ultra-hard diamonds formed in rare meteorites
Dr Natasha Stephen from the University of Plymouth is part of an international team of scientists who have discovered how lonsdaleite - a rare hexagonal form of diamond - forms in ureilite meteorites
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International call for greater appreciation and understanding of the world’s sand resources
Dr Ian Selby, Director of Sustainable Geoscience at the University of Plymouth, is among the authors on a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) into sand and sustainability
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![<p>A landslide triggered during the 2019 monsoon season near the village of Chakhu (Credit Josh Jones, University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Earthquakes and extreme rainfall lead to a significant increase in the rates of landslides in Nepal
Researchers from the University of Plymouth have explored how extreme rainfall and earthquakes can induce landslide rates above and beyond those seen during a normal Himalaya monsoon season
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![<p>Landslide induced damage on the outskirts of the Nepal-China border town of Kodari (Credit: Joshua Jones)<br></p>]()
Extreme weather and earthquakes need greater attention when examining Nepal’s landslides
Scientists from the University of Plymouth helped to compile a database of almost 13,000 recorded monsoon-triggered landslides spanning a period of almost 30 years
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Research aims to unlock secrets of magma transport below the ocean floor
New research led by the University of Plymouth aims to provide greater understanding of the dynamic processes occurring at depth beneath the seafloor
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![<p>A variety of images from the JEOL 7001F SEM within PEMC. The top images (black and white) are backscattered electron images, showing atomic contrast in the Winchcombe meteorite; bright areas are metal-rich, containing nickel, iron, or chromium, whereas darker areas are mineral-rich. The bottom, coloured images are combined X-ray element maps of the same regions, showing chemical composition of the mineral and metal grains. These maps show the variety of different textures, size and composition of grains within the Winchcombe meteorite<br></p>]()
University scientists help to unlock hidden secrets of UK meteorite
Dr Natasha Stephen and colleagues in the University of Plymouth’s Electron Microscopy Centre have been trying to determine the Winchcombe meteorite's mineralogy and chemistry to better understand how the solar system formed
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Online engagement event set to encourage Girls into Geoscience
Girls into Geoscience was launched in 2014 at the University of Plymouth, expanding to include the universities across the UK and Ireland
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Academic helps to coordinate national programme of geohazard science and activities
Dr Irene Manzella, Lecturer in Engineering Geology and Geohazards at the University of Plymouth, has been nominated by the Geological Society as a deputy theme leader for its forthcoming work around Geohazards, Geoengineering and Georesilience.
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University researcher helps to recover first meteorite found in UK for 30 years
Dr Natasha Stephen, Lecturer in Advanced Analysis (Earth & Planetary Sciences) at the University of Plymouth, was part of a collaborative effort to locate and analyse fragments of the meteorite that lit up the sky over the UK and Northern Europe
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Project combines geology and technology to generate a new approach to calculating earthquake hazard
Dr Zoë Mildon, Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth, has been awarded £1.1million to develop a new means of modelling all aspects of the earthquake cycle
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University plays key role in £1.2 million project tackling flood and landslide hazards
The University of Plymouth is playing a key role in SENSUM, a £1.2million project to reduce risks related to landslides and floods
