Seminario - Using small mammals as a tool for understanding the effects of climate and environmental change on biodiversity

Relatrice: Prof. Amanda Peng - Department of Geosciences and Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University | Martedì 26 Maggio 2026 | ore 16,30 Aula Arduino

26.05.2026

An understanding of biological diversity and its change through time has been a topic of study for nearly two centuries. Past biological diversity, frequently measured by species richness, is of particular interest to paleontologists who seek to understand past biodiversity and inform current

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Seminario - Magnetic Archives of Earth’s History: From Ocean Drilling to Archaeological Chronology

Relatrice: Dr. Anita Di Chiara - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Roma) | Martedì 19 Maggio 2026 | ore 16,30 Aula Arduino

19.05.2026

The Earth’s magnetic field is one of the most dynamic and important physical properties of our planet, serving as both a shield against cosmic radiation and a high-resolution chronological tool for geological records and human history. This seminar presents some of the recent advancements in

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Seminario - Predictability of weather and climate

Relatrice: Prof.ssa Susanna Corti - Istituto di Scienze dell’Atmosfera e del Clima (CNR-ISAC) | Martedì 12 Maggio 2026 | ore 16,30 Aula Arduino

12.05.2026

In this seminar, I will explore the concept of predictability in both weather and climate systems, with the aim of clarifying what can realistically be expected from climate predictions, as well as the limitations inherent to them. I will begin by presenting simulations of the mean global

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Ad Agordo (BL) dal 25 al 30 maggio appuntamento con il congresso internazionale di paleontologia del Triassico

Dal 25.05.2026 al 30.05.2026

Agordo si prepara ad accogliere, dal 25 al 30 maggio 2026, il congresso internazionale “The Triassic Paleontology in the 21st Century: news after the first quarter”, appuntamento dedicato alle più importanti ricerche e scoperte degli ultimi 25 anni nello studio della paleontologia del Triassico

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Seminario - Asteroid impact-formed complex diamond structures

Relatore: Prof. Péter Németh - Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (Hungary) | Martedì 5 Maggio 2026 | ore 16,30 - Aula Arduino

05.05.2026

Around 50,000 years ago an ~60 m metal asteroid traveling at 11 km/s impacted on the flat plains of northern Arizona (USA) creating the 200 m deep and 1.2 km diameter Meteor Crater (also called Barringer Crater). The impact, estimated to correspond to 10 megatons of TNT and generated an intense

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