Earth Sciences UCL
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The Department of Earth Sciences @UCL: ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences. Our research and teaching focuses on all aspects of Geosciences. Instagram— uclearthsciences
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Great to have the chance to talk about the conservation palaeobiology of Cuban crocodiles at #2025SVP in Birmingham last week and also to see so many fantastic talks and posters from the other members of the @es-ucl.bsky.social palaeo group! 🦴🐊
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Great to have the chance to talk about the conservation palaeobiology of Cuban crocodiles at #2025SVP in Birmingham last week and also to see so many fantastic talks and posters from the other members of the @es-ucl.bsky.social palaeo group! 🦴🐊
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New paper today in @science.org: we date the Naashoibito Member (New Mexico) to 66.4–66.0 Ma, coeval with the Hell Creek, with important remarks on pre-extinction dinosaur diversity & regionalisation in North America 🦖🦕☄1/
Art: @nataliajagielska.bsky.social
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Art: @nataliajagielska.bsky.social
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New paper today in @science.org: we date the Naashoibito Member (New Mexico) to 66.4–66.0 Ma, coeval with the Hell Creek, with important remarks on pre-extinction dinosaur diversity & regionalisation in North America 🦖🦕☄1/
Art: @nataliajagielska.bsky.social
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Art: @nataliajagielska.bsky.social
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Over the moon to receive this certificate and honourable mention from @uclopenscience.bsky.social for 'Open Science & Scholarship' 😁
Thank you for the nomination @es-ucl.bsky.social!
Thank you for the nomination @es-ucl.bsky.social!
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Over the moon to receive this certificate and honourable mention from @uclopenscience.bsky.social for 'Open Science & Scholarship' 😁
Thank you for the nomination @es-ucl.bsky.social!
Thank you for the nomination @es-ucl.bsky.social!
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New paper @journalsystpal.bsky.social with Drew Moore @stonybrooku.bsky.social re-evaluating diplodocoid sauropod dinosaur phylogeny + biogeography, including illustrating synapomorphies, with implications for the early evolution of the major lineages: doi.org/10.1080/1477... @es-ucl.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
New paper @journalsystpal.bsky.social with Drew Moore @stonybrooku.bsky.social re-evaluating diplodocoid sauropod dinosaur phylogeny + biogeography, including illustrating synapomorphies, with implications for the early evolution of the major lineages: doi.org/10.1080/1477... @es-ucl.bsky.social
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A new year of teaching Ocean Physics and Climate Change @ucl.ac.uk @es-ucl.bsky.social and the students are already producing some gems as part of their flipped classroom assignments.
Radiative Forcing by Elizabeth Goodwin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8bT...
Radiative Forcing by Elizabeth Goodwin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8bT...
Radiative Forcing Summary Presentation
YouTube video by Elizabeth Goodwin
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October 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A new year of teaching Ocean Physics and Climate Change @ucl.ac.uk @es-ucl.bsky.social and the students are already producing some gems as part of their flipped classroom assignments.
Radiative Forcing by Elizabeth Goodwin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8bT...
Radiative Forcing by Elizabeth Goodwin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8bT...
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The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the interior of the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new study co-led by Professor Yang Li @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission
Far side of the moon may be colder than the near side
The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new analysis of rock samples co-led by a UCL and Peking University researcher.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the interior of the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new study co-led by Professor Yang Li @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission
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New paper led by @es-ucl.bsky.social PhD student Samantha Beeston (with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social + others) on the evolution of postcranial pneumaticity in early sauropodomorph dinosaurs + its likely independent acquisition from that of theropods & pterosauromorphs: doi.org/10.1111/joa....
September 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
New paper led by @es-ucl.bsky.social PhD student Samantha Beeston (with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social + others) on the evolution of postcranial pneumaticity in early sauropodomorph dinosaurs + its likely independent acquisition from that of theropods & pterosauromorphs: doi.org/10.1111/joa....
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One of our affiliated societies - The Earth Science Teachers' Association is holding their 58th annual conference next weekend at @es-ucl.bsky.social in London. Join them for two days of learning, networking, and fun!
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-58th-e...
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-58th-e...
The 58th ESTA Annual Conference
Join us at the 58th ESTA Annual Conference for two days of learning, networking, and fun!
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September 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One of our affiliated societies - The Earth Science Teachers' Association is holding their 58th annual conference next weekend at @es-ucl.bsky.social in London. Join them for two days of learning, networking, and fun!
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-58th-e...
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-58th-e...
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New research! Scientists have identified a new constraint on the chemistry Earth’s core by showing how it was able to crystallise millions of years ago.
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@natcomms.nature.com @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
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Hidden chemistry of Earth’s core revealed by how it froze
The core would need to be made of 3.8% carbon for it to have begun crystallising. This result indicates that carbon may be more abundant in Earth’s core than previously thought, and that this element could have played a key role in how it froze, offering a rare glimpse into the processes occurring at the heart of our planet.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
New research! Scientists have identified a new constraint on the chemistry Earth’s core by showing how it was able to crystallise millions of years ago.
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@natcomms.nature.com @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
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@natcomms.nature.com @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
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Day 3, #ICP15 , perspective talk by Bridget Wade @es-ucl.bsky.social The Oligocene - with ice and a twist 🙏🏼
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Day 3, #ICP15 , perspective talk by Bridget Wade @es-ucl.bsky.social The Oligocene - with ice and a twist 🙏🏼
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Stunning conditions (and enthusiastic students!) for the first few days of the @es-ucl.bsky.social mapping course in North West Scotland! ☀️ ⛰️ ⚒️🏴 🗺️ #fieldworkfriday
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Stunning conditions (and enthusiastic students!) for the first few days of the @es-ucl.bsky.social mapping course in North West Scotland! ☀️ ⛰️ ⚒️🏴 🗺️ #fieldworkfriday
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Prof @tomatronmitch.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social talks to @newscientist.com about crushing Antarctic ice in his lab as part of an NERC-funded project with @bas.ac.uk to understand how the continent's ice may crack in future – with implications for sea level www.newscientist.com/video/249090...
Scientists crush ice cores to predict Antarctica's next big ice crack
In Antarctica, two giant rifts, known as Chasm 1 and Halloween Crack, split across the Brunt Ice Shelf. The implications of the cracks are huge as ice shelves hold back huge volumes of landlocked wate...
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August 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Prof @tomatronmitch.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social talks to @newscientist.com about crushing Antarctic ice in his lab as part of an NERC-funded project with @bas.ac.uk to understand how the continent's ice may crack in future – with implications for sea level www.newscientist.com/video/249090...
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In our new preprint we describe in detail the software & workflows behind www.SewageMap.co.uk! One for the open environmental data nerds out there :) 💩 🧑💻 🏞️
In our new preprint we describe in detail the software & workflows behind www.SewageMap.co.uk! One for the open environmental data nerds out there :) 💩 🧑💻 🏞️
July 31, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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In our new preprint we describe in detail the software & workflows behind www.SewageMap.co.uk! One for the open environmental data nerds out there :) 💩 🧑💻 🏞️
In our new preprint we describe in detail the software & workflows behind www.SewageMap.co.uk! One for the open environmental data nerds out there :) 💩 🧑💻 🏞️
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📽️In April, a team of scientists from
@ucl.ac.uk journeyed to Resolute Bay to explore the use of Ku- and Ka-band in understanding snow and ice properties ❄️
Find out more about and watch the case study film on our website 👇
cpom.org.uk/testing-kuka...
Image credit: Rosemary Willatt (UCL)
@ucl.ac.uk journeyed to Resolute Bay to explore the use of Ku- and Ka-band in understanding snow and ice properties ❄️
Find out more about and watch the case study film on our website 👇
cpom.org.uk/testing-kuka...
Image credit: Rosemary Willatt (UCL)
July 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📽️In April, a team of scientists from
@ucl.ac.uk journeyed to Resolute Bay to explore the use of Ku- and Ka-band in understanding snow and ice properties ❄️
Find out more about and watch the case study film on our website 👇
cpom.org.uk/testing-kuka...
Image credit: Rosemary Willatt (UCL)
@ucl.ac.uk journeyed to Resolute Bay to explore the use of Ku- and Ka-band in understanding snow and ice properties ❄️
Find out more about and watch the case study film on our website 👇
cpom.org.uk/testing-kuka...
Image credit: Rosemary Willatt (UCL)
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Had a really great time at @eavpalaeo.bsky.social in Kraków last week with all of team croc/sauropod from @es-ucl.bsky.social 🐊🦕 (as well as many old/new pals). Big thanks to everyone involved in organising!
@macroecoevoale.bsky.social
@devinhoffman.bsky.social
@pdmannion.bsky.social
@macroecoevoale.bsky.social
@devinhoffman.bsky.social
@pdmannion.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Had a really great time at @eavpalaeo.bsky.social in Kraków last week with all of team croc/sauropod from @es-ucl.bsky.social 🐊🦕 (as well as many old/new pals). Big thanks to everyone involved in organising!
@macroecoevoale.bsky.social
@devinhoffman.bsky.social
@pdmannion.bsky.social
@macroecoevoale.bsky.social
@devinhoffman.bsky.social
@pdmannion.bsky.social
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A few snaps from Open Day one! Featured: @es-ucl.bsky.social and their cool gadgets, @uclrdr.bsky.social and #AI's role in it, @stsucl.bsky.social info session, and our #student ambassadors at the end of a long day! 🫰
#UCLOpenDays @ucl.ac.uk #EarthSciences #humanitarian #science #technology
#UCLOpenDays @ucl.ac.uk #EarthSciences #humanitarian #science #technology
June 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A few snaps from Open Day one! Featured: @es-ucl.bsky.social and their cool gadgets, @uclrdr.bsky.social and #AI's role in it, @stsucl.bsky.social info session, and our #student ambassadors at the end of a long day! 🫰
#UCLOpenDays @ucl.ac.uk #EarthSciences #humanitarian #science #technology
#UCLOpenDays @ucl.ac.uk #EarthSciences #humanitarian #science #technology
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Everything you want to know about Pulleniatina can be found in the paper out last week: Systematic taxonomy of Pulleniatina. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 55: 245-275. DOI:10.61551/gsjfr.55.3.245 by Paul Pearson, Alessio Fabbrini and Bridget Wade @es-ucl.bsky.social
#IODP
#UCL
#NERC
#IODP
#UCL
#NERC
July 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Everything you want to know about Pulleniatina can be found in the paper out last week: Systematic taxonomy of Pulleniatina. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 55: 245-275. DOI:10.61551/gsjfr.55.3.245 by Paul Pearson, Alessio Fabbrini and Bridget Wade @es-ucl.bsky.social
#IODP
#UCL
#NERC
#IODP
#UCL
#NERC
The European Space Agency (ESA) Women Trailblazers Round Tables: Dr Rosie Willatt took part in the ‘Frontiers of Technology’ panel discussions during the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna. @esa.int
She talked about encouraging young people to consider a career in space science.
She talked about encouraging young people to consider a career in space science.
June 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The European Space Agency (ESA) Women Trailblazers Round Tables: Dr Rosie Willatt took part in the ‘Frontiers of Technology’ panel discussions during the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna. @esa.int
She talked about encouraging young people to consider a career in space science.
She talked about encouraging young people to consider a career in space science.
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And now we are hearing from Rosemary Willatt in the session ‘Identifying the next research priorities for the ESA Polar Science Cluster 2026+’.
June 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
And now we are hearing from Rosemary Willatt in the session ‘Identifying the next research priorities for the ESA Polar Science Cluster 2026+’.
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Last but not least session for me at #LPS25 with Rosie Willatt from @es-ucl.bsky.social telling us about up future opportunities in polar earth observation and upcoming satellites 🛰
June 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Last but not least session for me at #LPS25 with Rosie Willatt from @es-ucl.bsky.social telling us about up future opportunities in polar earth observation and upcoming satellites 🛰
One of the highlights of the year – the MSci Independent Project Poster Session.
Congratulations to all our master’s students on this great achievement! We’re proud of your hard work and excited to see where your journey takes you next.
Congratulations to all our master’s students on this great achievement! We’re proud of your hard work and excited to see where your journey takes you next.
June 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
One of the highlights of the year – the MSci Independent Project Poster Session.
Congratulations to all our master’s students on this great achievement! We’re proud of your hard work and excited to see where your journey takes you next.
Congratulations to all our master’s students on this great achievement! We’re proud of your hard work and excited to see where your journey takes you next.
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Have you got your ticket for our in-person #Undergraduate #OpenDays on 27 and 28 Jun? Join us to find out everything you need to know about what it's like being a UCL student: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Have you got your ticket for our in-person #Undergraduate #OpenDays on 27 and 28 Jun? Join us to find out everything you need to know about what it's like being a UCL student: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
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New paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social led by Steve Poropat @curtinuniversity.bsky.social in which we present the first ever direct evidence of sauropod dinosaur feeding, based on stomach contents of the Australian titanosaur Diamantinasaurus: www.cell.com/current-biol... @es-ucl.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social led by Steve Poropat @curtinuniversity.bsky.social in which we present the first ever direct evidence of sauropod dinosaur feeding, based on stomach contents of the Australian titanosaur Diamantinasaurus: www.cell.com/current-biol... @es-ucl.bsky.social
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Our MSc student Hannah Dixon participated in the eighth UN Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction forum last week. Held in Geneva, the event enabled participants to share new knowledge, exchange best practice and discuss the latest developments in reducing disaster risk. @es-ucl.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our MSc student Hannah Dixon participated in the eighth UN Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction forum last week. Held in Geneva, the event enabled participants to share new knowledge, exchange best practice and discuss the latest developments in reducing disaster risk. @es-ucl.bsky.social
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New paper led by @es-ucl.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social PhD student @plesiosarahs.bsky.social on the earliest fossil whale preserved with evidence of the bone-eating worm, Osedax, with implications for the latter's survival across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
June 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
New paper led by @es-ucl.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social PhD student @plesiosarahs.bsky.social on the earliest fossil whale preserved with evidence of the bone-eating worm, Osedax, with implications for the latter's survival across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...