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News and events from the Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge University.
This footage shows the 2021 eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, which spewed lava onto 12 square kilometres of populated land🌋

Our Prof. Marie Edmonds and colleagues flew drones into these volcanic plumes to investigate emissions of volcanic pollutants.

Video credit: Emma Nicholson.
January 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Watch these snowflake-like dendritic clinopyroxenes twinkle as this thin section is rotated in cross-polarised light!❄️☃️ This is a rare volcanic rock called komatiite, from Gorgona. Credit: Charlie Gordon. #ThinSectionTuesday #Petrology #Mineralogy
December 17, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Think you’d like to study a #PhD in #EarthScience? 🌎🌱 Current PhD students Zhenna, Devesh and Alice offer their top tips for those interested in applying!
December 10, 2024 at 2:32 PM