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New article in Nature Communications Earth and Environment (28.02.2022)
Raman spectroscopy of zircon allows distinction between truly inherited zircon and those that may be introduced through sample processing.
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New article in Nature Geosciences (25.02.2022)
When did Earth change from a water world into a planet with continents rising above sea level? Together with researchers from The Netherlands and Germany, associate professor Desiree Roerdink from the Department of Earth Science and Centre for Deep Sea Research has found that land appeared very early in Earth’s history – up to one billion years earlier than we previously thought.
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New publication in Nature Geoscience (24.02.2022)
When did Earth change from a water world into a planet with continents rising above sea level?  Together with researchers from The Netherlands and Germany, associate professor Desiree Roerdink from the Department of Earth Science and Centre for Deep Sea Research has found that land appeared very early in Earth’s history – up to one billion years earlier than we previously thought. 
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Trio of researchers discovered gas leaks in the middle of the Arctic Ocean (16.02.2022)
Professor emeritus Yngve Kristoffersen, who is part of the adventurous research trio in the Arctic Ocean, has published new findings from the expeditions by hovercraft. They have found direct indications of prospective source rocks for hydrocarbons along the Arctic Lomonosov ridge.