From a dream deferred to designing ETH Zurich's Space Systems degree programme, Simon Stähler shares a personal reflection on chance, discovery, and contributing to the future of space exploration.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (www.eaps.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (www.eaps.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.

Reactive transport model shows chlorate-driven oxidative weathering on Early Mars reproduces widely observed Martian clay stratigraphy Chlorate oxidation generates Fe(III)-bearing smectites along...

Not only can the magnetometer on NASA’s MAVEN satellite track magnetic fields on Mars; it can also track atmospheric circulation – using machine learning.

The NOMIS Foundation–ETH Fellowship Programme supports postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich within the Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life (COPL). The programme is intended to foster the…

The National Centre of Competence in Research NCCR Genesis is a research infrastructure project funded by SNSF focussing on exploring the emergence of life in the Universe. This interdisciplinary…

In this series, we ask senior researchers to reflect on how a paper or a series of contributions influenced their thinking and led to a change in their research direction and career. Our first reflect...

The Engineering Geology Group, (Prof. Dr. Jordan Aaron, Geological Institute) is looking for a creative and motivated doctoral candidate with a strong interest in debris flows mechanisms, field…

Abiotic aqueous oxidation of sulfide by chlorate produces elemental sulfur Elemental sulfur is the main product at low chlorate level (<30 mmol L−1), while sulfate becomes prevalent at higher chl...

Controlled multi-day hydraulic stimulation experiments in the BedrettoLab aim to generate seismicity in order improve the understanding for rupture processes of natural and induced earthquakes.

A rare meteorite, recovered within minutes of its fall, has revealed that salty, mineral-rich fluids once circulated inside a primitive asteroid. Researchers at ETH Zurich helped reconstruct the rock'...

When a single worm was discovered in the depths of our planet's crust, it began an extraordinarily lucky series of events that transformed our understanding of life at extreme depth.

The Experimental Planetology Group at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences invites applications to undertake a 4-year PhD position on the geochemistry of Archean komatiites and their role…

Simulations conducted by researchers at ETH Zurich suggest a strong likelihood that Venus’s rift valleys are still geologically active rather than being mere relics of a bygone era, as had been…

AI models are playing an increasingly important role in weather forecasting and the early detection of natural hazards. Training these models requires vast amounts of climate and Earth observation…

Wie können Menschen im Ereignisfall fundierte Entscheidungen treffen? Wie informiert man Bevölkerung, Behörden und Einsatzorganisationen nach einem Erdbeben über die Wahrscheinlichkeit weiterer…

The Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases group at ETH Zürich is actively recruiting a highly motivated and creative PhD candidate with a strong interest in low temperature experimental geochemistry. The…

Ein Dorf wird von einem Felssturz verschlungen. Zwar lässt sich das Ereignis dem Klimawandel zuschreiben, doch er macht die Berge instabiler.

The burial of terrestrially derived organic carbon in coastal marine sediments greatly increased during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, probably helping to draw down a large portion of carbon r...

Active faults do more than uplift mountains: they weaken rocks over distances of up to 100 kilometres, making landscapes erode easier than previously thought.

At the Professorship of Solid Mechanics (SMEC) in the Institute for Building Materials at ETH Zurich, we aim to understand how materials deform, degrade, break, and ultimately fail. Our research is…

The Engineering Geology group at ETH Zurich (Prof. Jordan Aaron) is seeking a motivated and creative doctoral student who specializes in computer vision. The position can commence as early as…

The Chair of Engineering Geology (Prof. Dr. Jordan Aaron, Geological Institute) is looking for a creative and motivated PhD candidate with a strong interest in fluid mechanics and numerical…

The Structural Geology and Tectonics group focuses on the rapidly deforming zones that define Earth’s tectonic plate boundaries and generate many of the planet’s geohazards. We have a new…

The Swiss federal government has approved six new National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs). These programmes will provide long term strength to key strategic research areas in…

Earth is made up almost entirely of material from the inner Solar System and is similar in composition to Mars and Vesta, say scientists.

Komplexe wissenschaftliche Inhalte so aufzubereiten, dass sie verständlich, attraktiv und zugänglich sind, ist die Aufgabe des Kommunikationsteams des Schweizerischen Erdbebendienstes SED an der ETH…

Integrating fiber-optic seismic arrays on the Moon offers a robust approach to studying lunar geology, leveraging advanced DAS technology for detailed insights.

The Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich invites applications for a PhD position within a multi-year applied research project on the detection, localization and interpretation of explosion…

Weathered rock layers beneath the soil influence how groundwater moves during storms. The findings help explain when and where shallow landslides occur and could improve hazard prediction.

If you are intruigued by study of past climate, enjoy having your hands on samples in the lab and generating new geochemical data, and are a quantitative thinker, you might be interested in this PhD…

Insgesamt gehören 28 Studiengänge an elf Schweizer Bildungsinstitutionen international zu den besten.

By plying its ground-penetrating radar in the depths of Mars’s Jezero Crater, this rover has found even older deltas buried beneath those seen on the surface from space

Das Geologische Institut und das Institut für Geochemie und Petrologie im Departement Erd- und Planetenwissenschaften suchen per sofort oder nach Vereinbarung eine:n Betriebsinformatiker:in oder ICT…

Carbonate clumped isotope (∆47) thermometry is a powerful tool to reconstruct paleotemperatures. However, episodes of heating or cooling can alter ori…

The Swiss federal government has approved six new National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs). These programmes will provide long term strength to key strategic research areas in…