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News on Geophysics

Volcanic eruptions:

Massive Antarctic Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Abrupt Southern Hemisphere Climate Changes Near the End of the Last Ice Age

Halogen-rich eruptions created a stratospheric ozone hole over Antarctica that, analogous to the…

ERC Starting Grant for Jacob Bourjaily

Jacob Bourjaily, Assistant Professor of Physics at the Niels Bohr International Academy, has been…

Major outburst floods:

Satellite photos reveal gigantic outburst floods

The lake has been the source of four major outburst floods over the last 50 years - each…

Malaria research:

Spying on malaria parasites at -196 Celsius

A team of scientists led by postdoc Sergey Kapishnikov from the Niels Bohr Institute has managed to…

The earliest stages of life might be simpler than we thought

In the very earliest stages of life, mammalian cells multiply and form the embryo. New research fro…

Quantum physics:

Smart atomic cloud solves Heisenberg's observation problem

One of the most fundamental principles of physics, "Quantum Back Action", has been challenged by…

Superconductors:

Iron secrets behind superconductors unlocked

Due to magnetism iron should - theoretically - be a poor superconductor. Nevertheless certain…

ASTROMETRY OF THE FUTURE:

At the age of 85-year old, Erik Høg is planning a satellite to be launched in 20 years

Erik Høg, who celebrated his 85th birthday earlier this year, has just had his fourth major…

New head of department:

Jan W. Thomsen appointed head of the Niels Bohr Institute

Jan W. Thomsen comes from the post as Head of the Quantum Metrology Research Group at the Niels Boh…

Unexpected rotation in a stone-dead galaxy

A joint European-US study led by experts from Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen,…