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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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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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UK company to fund marine and earth science PhDs at Plymouth University
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/uk-company-to-fund-marine-science-phds-at-plymouth-university
Plymouth University news: Seabed Resources Development Limited is to fund two PhD posts at Plymouth University to help in the sustainable harvesting of precious metals from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in international waters off the coast of Mexico.
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Sustainability experts set to gather for 'Cracking Earth' conference
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/sustainability-experts-set-to-gather-for-cracking-earth-conference
Plymouth University news: The fourth annual conference for the Institute for Sustainability Solutions Research will gather together experts from across academia, business and the third sector to look at research and potential partnerships
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University of Plymouth faces The 3rd Degree
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-of-plymouth-faces-the-3rd-degree
The University of Plymouth appears on the long-running Radio 4 show The 3rd Degree for the first time.
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Cosmic dust in the city
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/public-engagement-at-plymouth/cosmic-dust-in-the-city
Cosmic Dust in the City is a University of Plymouth public engagement and citizen science initiative that invites communities in and around Plymouth to help uncover these cosmic visitors at home, in schools, and in workplaces.
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Fossil reveals evidence of 200 million-year-old ‘squid’ attack
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/fossil-reveals-evidence-of-200-million-year-old-squid-attack
A new study led by the University of Plymouth has uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey.
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£3.7m study aims to improve understanding and detection of dangerous volcanic eruptions
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from our School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences are part of a major new project that aims to shed light on dangerous shifts in volcanic activity
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Water discovery could change the nature of future Mars exploration
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/water-discovery-could-change-the-nature-of-future-mars-exploration
Plymouth University news: The claim by NASA scientists that flowing water has been discovered on Mars could undoubtedly enhance our knowledge about the fate of the red planet, a scientist from Plymouth University has said
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Are UK earthquakes a cause for real future concern?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/are-uk-earthquakes-a-cause-for-real-future-concern
After a 4.4-magnitude earthquake epicentred in South Wales on Saturday 17 February, Professor Iain Stewart from the University of Plymouth talks about the causes of earthquakes and how common they are here in the UK
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