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We are drilling throughout the dawn of the dinosaurs!

14.10.2024

A joint project between the universities of Ferrara, Padova and Trieste studies in detail the climate crisis which coincided with the spread of dinosaurs over the supercontinent Pangaea.Right now, in the wonderful scenario of the Dolomites UNESCO heritage site, a drilling is ongoing through the

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River Watching meets GREEN Rivers: the first project meeting of two funded PRIN projects with common reseaerch interests

10.10.2024

On October 9, the Department of Geosciences hosted the project meeting ' River Watching meets GREEN Rivers". Two recently funded PRIN projects (CUP 20223RXTHB and E53D23021920001) with PI and Co-PI Prof Simone Bizzi, from the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padova, and Prof. Walter

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Geological field work in Patagonia

03.10.2024

Many icy moons in the Solar System, such as Ganymede, Europa, and Enceladus, display tectonic features that provide insights into the movement and strength of their crusts. These stress-related structures are crucial for understanding the internal processes of these moons and have implications for

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Geological mission to Lofoten Islands

22.08.2024

The fieldwork was carried out by the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua together with the University of Trieste and Ca’ Foscari of Venice

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A monitoring dashboard to view the earthquakes occurred in Italy in the last 7 days

30.07.2024

This tool was created by Roberto Rossi, a GIS technician of our Department, based on real-time data published by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).

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