The hidden message of sediments: new depositional model for the Opalinus Clay
28.08.2025
Due to their barrier effect claystones may serve as potential host rocks for final disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
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Natural hydrogen
Natural hydrogen: a sustainable energy source in mountain ranges
18.03.2025
Researchers from GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany, and from University of Fribourg, Switzerland, identify where to expect natural and exploitable hydrogen resources using state-of-the-art…
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New perspectives for using corals in climate research
09.09.2024
Measuring temperatures from Earth’s past is important for understanding the development of its climate. Ancient ocean temperatures are most commonly reconstructed by analysing the ratio of different oxygen…
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Afar Dallol Drilling (ADD-ON)
05.09.2024
The Afar rift is a world-class natural field lab where continental breakup can be directly observed. The northern part of Afar, the Danakil Depression, especially represents a unique snapshot in space…
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No, there will be no sixth ocean!
29.08.2024
An earthquake low on the Richter scale has shaken geologists. Contrary to what that scientific community widely thought, the Central Afar region in Ethiopia will probably never become a deep ocean. This…
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Marine Research in Spitzbergen
21.09.2021
The Department of Geosciences at the University of Fribourg is not only exploring the geological past and fossils of Spitzbergen
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Un explorateur tout terrain
16.08.2021
Doctorant en géosciences, Valentin Rime étudie la naissance d'un océan dans le désert éthiopien
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Photographier la naissance d'un océan
22.06.2021
Valentin Rime a remporté le concours de photographie scientifique 2021 du Fonds national suisse dans la catégorie «Les lieux et les outils». Sur cette image volcanique, c?est tout l?enjeu de la recherche…
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Intriguing scientific insights
29.04.2021
Valentin Rime of the University of Fribourg triumphed in the "Locations and instruments" category with a spectacular photograph of a volcanic crater with a tiny observation drone hovering above it. Achieved…
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