With the EGU General Assembly 26 approaching, now is the time to review the division’s activities! Thanks to the efforts of all the conveners, and the division officers the scientific programme of our...

Atualmente, as Ciências da Terra encontram-se munidas de uma teoria unificadora — a teoria da tectónica de placas — que explica os processos geológicos de uma forma integrada. O...

Agora que explorámos a estrutura da Terra, é pertinente retomar a questão: como é possível conhecer as propriedades físicas do interior da Terra? A maior profundidade atingida pelo homem foi um...

The end of the year is around the corner. For many of us, it will be a time of celebration, gathering, party, and GIFTS! And if you think spoiling a geologist is hard, then I’ve got your back. In this...

A team of scientists has announced a discovery that changes our understanding of how the Earth works beneath our feet. Using seismic imaging and computer simulations, they have found the first evidenc...

In 1936, seismologist Inge Lehmann was the first in the world to prove that the Earth has a solid inner core. She earned widespread international acclaim — but in Denmark, she received neither the tit...

A estrutura da Terra também pode ser dividida em termos de comportamento físico e propriedades mecânicas (reologia), em litosfera, astenosfera, manto inferior (mesosfera), núcleo externo e...

Na Terra, a temperatura aumenta com a profundidade. Em geral, os corpos expandem quando ficam mais quentes. Isto acontece porque a energia cinética das suas partículas aumenta, o que causa o seu...

Todos os planetas rochosos têm um gradiente geotérmico. Isto é, a temperatura aumenta com o aumento da profundidade. No caso da Terra, este gradiente é relativamente elevado. A temperatura...

Esquema do interior da Terra. 1. Crusta Continental; 2. Crusta Oceânica; 3. Manto Superior; 4. Manto Inferior; 5. Núcleo Externo; 6. Núcleo Interno; A: Descontinuidade de Mohorovičić ( Moho );...

Analysis suggests Earth’s mantle is peeling from the crust in the eastern Atlantic, a possible sign of the ocean’s eventual closure

The lithospheric mantle may be delaminating from the crust in an oceanic plate segment offshore Southwest Iberia, which could be the ultimate cause of the 1755 Great Lisbon Earthquake, according to seismic imaging and numerical simulations.

A reminder of the hazard of the Hayward Fault

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.

The region around the Pic Saint-Loup is a popular destination for many European universities to teach mapping field courses – and there is a reason for it, even besides the great landscape, good food ...

New evidence is helping scientists track the origins of mysterious earthquakes that have been rattling Southwest Iberia in recent months.

One of the worst earthquakes in European history ripped through Portugal in 1755, causing a tsunami, fires and shaking that killed tens of thousands of people and caused widespread destruction. Anothe...

Mysterious earthquakes in the region have long gone unexplained. Now scientists say they’ve figured out what’s happening beneath the surface.

The lithospheric mantle may be delaminating from the crust in an oceanic plate segment offshore Southwest Iberia, which could be the ultimate cause of the 1755 Great Lisbon Earthquake, according to se...