Archive News 2021
 | Storm surge barriers affect the future of salt marshes in the Venice Lagoon A recent study, published on Nature Geoscience highlight possible negative effects of storm-surge barriers on the morphological evolution of the surrounding natural environment and salt marshes | |
 | Meteorites. A Journey from Deep Space to Planet Earth from 1st October to 1st December 2021 at the Department of Geosciences - Guided tours for international students of the University of Padua in English, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese | |
 | Polychromatic polarization microscopy: a new technique to analyze materials with low birefringence The study, recently published on Geology and guided by the Department of Geosciences, highlights the potential of this optical technique in the field of geosciences | |
 | In the same area, it ranks among the top 150 Universities at the international level | |
 | Rocks are viscous during earthquakes A recent study, published in Nature Geoscience, highlights how rocks behave as viscous materials when deformed at seismic slip rate conditions | |
 | Saturated clayey sediments can promote shallow earthquakes in subduction zones The study, published in Nature Communications, highlights the relationship between the pressurization of fluids in fault zones and the reduction of the energy necessary for the propagation of the seismic rupture | |
 | “Geomapping other worlds”, a PLaNCK! special issue dedicated to planetary geological mapping The issue is part of the dissemination activities of the European project PLANMAP, which is coordinate by prof. Matteo Massironi from the Department of Geosciences | |
 | DAEDALUS, the sphere to map lunar caves, is elected "Technology Image of the Week" by ESA The tool, developed with the collaboration of the Department of Geosciences and CISAS, is being evaluated by the ESA's Concurrent Design Facility to be introduced in the next missions on our satellite | |
 | Geology, Geophysics and Earth and Marine Sciences: The University of Padua ranks first in Italy This is what emerges from the World University Ranking by Subject 2021 recently published by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, one of the most relevant agencies in the world in the field of university evaluation. | |
 | Asteroid dust found within the dinosaur-killing crater Found the “indisputable evidence” that connects the impact of a 12 km large asteroid and the mass extinction that took place around 66 Million years ago | |
 | Planetary Mapping Winter School: the first edition in numbers More than 200 registered students and researchers from 22 countries around the world | |
 | The data, analysed by Stanford University, includes nearly 8 million authors active in all scientific fields | |
 | Geology & Planetary Mapping Winter School The first Winter School designed to create Geological Planetary Maps | |
 | European rivers are more fragmented than expected A new paper published in Nature highlights the extent of river fragmentation in Europe due to river barriers, showing its widespread impact and offering solutions to overcome this issue |
