EFG What we know so far about the development of the Timok Magmatic Complex (TMC) after almost 150 years of research and 120 years since the discovery of copper mineralization in Bor (eastern Serbia) is that volcanism in the TMC developed at the beginning ... |
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The 88th Council Meeting of the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) was held in Milos, Greece, from 13 to 17 May 2026, in connection with the conference “Industrial Minerals and their Contribution to European Development.” The event was organised b... |
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FIC-Fighters The portal has recently been updated with a new feature: a company mapping layer. This new layer identifies potential end-users, reagent producers, and industrial partners across Europe for products derived from phosphogypsum valorisation routes develo... |
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The European Federation of Geologists, in collaboration with the Société Géologique de France, has launched a second call for applications for travel grants to support French-speaking students attending LearnGeo 2026. |
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'Budapest will also hit 50°C, the only question is when', predicts Hungarian climate scientist Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, a professor at CEU. |
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For some 300 kilometres, groundwater flows underground between France, Germany and Switzerland. It is Europe’s largest groundwater reserve, yet a new study reveals it is heavily polluted. |
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“What we used to call a July phenomenon is now arriving in mid-May", according to one weather forecaster. |
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Tens of millions of people in Europe are sweltering under an unusually early heat wave. In some places, the thermometer is a whopping 16 degrees Celsius above average for this time of year. |
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The plan, which the government hopes to submit to Brussels before the end of the year, is built on two pillars: access to “decent, efficient” housing and the promotion of “sustainable, affordable” mobility. |
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Statement published by EGEC on 15 May 2026 The European Geothermal Action Plan must be presented as an independent communication because its role is to deliver real-world investments to secure Europe’s energy system. It must be measured by the quantity... |
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Hello Mavi – congratulations on your appointment as Early Career Scientist Union Representative! Could you introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you so much, Simon! I’m a physicist by training, but my path has evolved at the intersection of the phys... |
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Soils feed us, filter our water and support most of the food chain on Earth. But they are also among Europe’s most neglected resources –quietly degrading beneath our feet while we look elsewhere.Andrés Rodríguez Seijo from the University of Vigo in Spa... |
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If you have ever seen the Milky Way in the night sky, you probably noticed that it looks cloudy. That is because towards the centre of our galaxy, and of most galaxies, there are vast amounts of dust that make it hard to see what is going on.That means... |
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Bornholm is a remote island in the heavily polluted Baltic Sea. Now the windswept "Danish paradise" finds itself at the centre of an environmental and geopolitical crisis. |
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Following a long restitution campaign, both countries announced their willingness to repatriate the 110-million-year-old spinosaurid Irritator challengeri. |
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Ten years’ worth of data reveal that two theories about how the Tibetan Plateau deforms are both probably right. |
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Microbial communities in ocean sediments become imbalanced as water temperatures rise, harming seagrass growth, a new study suggests. |
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Some regions that did need systems to treat carcinogens such as arsenic went without. |
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Granular sea ice needs to be twice as porous as columnar ice to allow water to flow through it—up to 10% brine by volume. |
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A recent study cautions that the Karoo, a potential target for shale gas exploration, might not be as seismologically calm as it appears. |
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BGS has released the updated statistics on the global production of over 70 commodities between 2020 and 2024. |
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The project will replicate the 1927 survey to assess changes in the lake’s health, economic value, and social importance. |
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USGS hazard maps don’t always reflect real landslide risk in the years after wildfires. Fine-tuning assessments of vegetation recovery could help. |
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When I was doing an internship at NAM (Shell/Exxon joint venture) in the Netherlands in 2003, an experienced geologist took me aside and said, “Henk, be aware, China is coming, and you’d better be aware of that.” It is now 22 years later, and I increas... |
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Earth’s landmass has been sculpted by rivers for millions of years. Humans are now reshaping these landscapes as engineered modifications and the impacts of anthropogenic climate change alter river connectivity, water resources, and sediment transport. |
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The student team (grades 9-12) that wins the two-day competition will represent Germany at the International Earth Science Olympiad in Turin. |
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Stuart Whipps is examining more than 420 million years of geological history in the West Midlands. |
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After 15 years, four geologists have brought one of the most unusual research projects at the University of Gothenburg to a close. In a scientific article, they analyse 141 feature films featuring geologists. “On the silver screen, being a geolo... |
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As a child, Sir David Attenborough was transfixed by the work of Cherry Kearton, a photographer and filmmaker who almost single-handedly changed the way we view the natural world. |
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