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Caves, Tepuis and Extreme Life: Francesco Sauro's New Book

11.04.2025

On Friday 11 April at 6 p.m., the Auditorium of the Museum of Nature and Humankind, located in Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 39, Padua, will host the presentation of Auyán-tepui, Caves at the Origins of Time (Edizioni La Venta), curated by Francesco Sauro, researcher at the Department of Geosciences of

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From the Caves of the Amazon to TV: Francesco Sauro on Kilimangiaro

The researcher talks about his expeditions among the tepui and his new book Auyán-tepui

30.03.2025

On Sunday, March 30, Francesco Sauro, researcher at the Department of Geosciences, was a guest on the TV program Kilimangiaro, airing on Rai 3 from 5:15 to 7:00 PM. During the interview, he talked about his explorations of the Amazonian mountains — a remote and largely unknown landscape where

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Field Mission in South America for the Applied Geophysics Group

30.01.2025

The objective is to characterize frozen soils in Andean environments, with a particular focus on permafrost in arid cryosphere regions. This activity is part of the COLD SPOT project, within the 2023-2027 Excellence Project"Geosciences for Sustainable Development"

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Field Mission in South America for the Applied Geophysics Group

30.01.2025

The objective is to characterize frozen soils in Andean environments, with a particular focus on permafrost in arid cryosphere regions. This activity is part of the COLD SPOT project, within the 2023-2027 Excellence Project"Geosciences for Sustainable Development"

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Presentation of the book “La pianura del Friuli Venezia Giulia” edited by Prof. Alessandro Fontana

Thursday 28 November | Udine Castle - Parliament Hall

28.11.2024

The book “La pianura del Friuli Venezia Giulia - Geomorfologia e Geologia del Quaternario”, edited by Prof. Alessandro Fontana from the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua, will be presented on November 28 in the Parliament Hall of Udine Castle.

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