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The Hall of Palms among the world’s geo-collections of global significance

The prestigious recognition was awarded by the Executive Committee of the International Union of Geological Sciences for the outstanding scientific, historical, and educational value of the fossil palms housed in the Geology and Paleontology Section of the MNU

Advanced technologies for the study of a giant Cretaceous sea turtle

One of the display cases at the Natural History Museum of Verona was recently exceptionally opened to allow new investigations on one of the most important specimens in the collection: a giant fossil sea turtle, over 2.5 meters in length, from the Upper Cretaceous of the Lessini Mountains.

Ph.D. Course in Geosciences - Defenses (Final Presentations) XXXVIII Series - May, 20th - 2026

in classroom 1E e online on Zoom

Asteroid named after Riccardo Pozzobon

The International Astronomical Union has named a main-belt asteroid after Riccardo Pozzobon. The University of Padua planetary geologist will be remembered in the night sky, with the asteroid visible in summer shortly before dawn.

The Department of Geosciences Unipd ranked among the world’s top 100 in QS Rankings 2026

In Geology, Geophysics, Earth & Marine Sciences, the University stands out globally in the QS Rankings 2026, placing in the world’s top 100 and ranking first in Italy

Artemis II and the Historic Return to the Moon

Artemis II has launched—the first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years—testing systems for a future long-term lunar presence, with geology taking center stage. Insights from Prof. Massironi.

Among Guyana’s Tepuis: the “Beyond the Falls” Expedition Reveals New Caves and Insights into Kumerau Falls

The fieldwork, led by Francesco Sauro, was carried out through a collaboration between the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua and the Department of Geography of the University of Guyana, coordinated by La Venta Association

How suspended sediments and river dynamics have changed in the Po River over the last 100 years

A study conducted in collaboration between the Department of Geosciences, University of Padua, and the University of Milan quantified the dramatic decline in sediment transport in the Po River over the past 100 years and identified the main factors behind it

The Department of Geosciences hosts a new series of seminars for the II semester of the a.y. 2025/2026

Here the calendar of the seminars and workshops

Agordo to host international Triassic paleontology congress from May 25 to 30, 2026

Seminar - Magnetic Archives of Earth’s History: From Ocean Drilling to Archaeological Chronology

Seminar - Predictability of weather and climate

Seminar - Asteroid impact-formed complex diamond structures

Seminar - Long-runout landslides with longitudinal ridges in the solar system: what controls their formation?

Seminar - Understanding the Complexity of Fluid-Induced Microearthquake Ruptures: Insights from High-Resolution Observations and 3D Dynamic Modeling

Workshop “Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability”: an overview in this video

Seminar "Career Workshop" - Presentation of the GEMS Master 2026-2027

Seminar - Coupling latent heat release with reaction kinetics in metamorphic systems

Francesco Sauro is leading the Kumerau Cave Expedition 2026 (Guyana)