News and "In media" articles where researchers from the Section for Environmental Geosciences have contributed. The list is not exhaustive and postings are mostly Norwegian.
There are large amounts of oil in the Persian Gulf, and it is the geology that is crucial for the enormous quantities of oil found in the area. Why is there so much oil in the region? Professor of geology Dag Arild Karlsen conducts research on petroleum geology and explains why in an article on sciencenorway.no.
Nå i september kunne vi ønske velkommen til Anja Sundal, som er nyansatt som førsteamanuensis i hydrogeologi i Seksjon for miljøgeovitenskap ved Institutt for geofag.
Professor was thrilled when he saw 80 to 100 million-year-old cone fossils. The fossils at the Natural History Museum at University of Oslo show seeds and pollen from the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Utstillingen A Feeling of Longing That Freezes and Thaws visualiserer tinende permafrost for et bredere publikum.
Can permafrost and environmental sciences be showcased in a gallery? Do artists and the art scene contribute to scientists and scientific understanding, and vice versa? The answer is yes. The exhibition "A Feeling of Longing That Freezes and Thaws" was a successful collaboration held at Atelier Nord, Oslo.
The Science Library at the University of Oslo (UiO) has now made a significant new acquisition in 2025 of the textbook "Treatise on Geochemistry" as an e-book series. This ensures that staff and students at the Dept. of Geosciences and others have access to an 8-volume digital edition of an important textbook in geosciences and geochemistry.
An underwater mud volcano was discovered in the Barents Sea in 2023. A revisit in 2024 and studies of data reveal that this mud volcano is an important habitat for endangered species and seafloor life.
Et portrett av Victor Goldschmidt, geologiprofessoren som mange mener ikke har fått den anerkjennelsen han fortjener på UiO, ble mandag avduket på Naturhistorisk museum.
Utstillingen 'bergArt' på Naturhistorisk museum viser hvordan syv nyutdannede masterstudenter fra Institutt for geofag, UiO formidler sine masterprosjekter på en ny måte! I utstillingen som står ut året, møtes vitenskap og kunst!
The Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo (UiO) hosted the annual meeting for the research project "Climate change and ecosystems management in Malawi and Tanzania", a NORHED II project. The participants from universities of Oslo, Malawi, Mzuzu, and Dar es Salaam respectively had five rich and productive days in a summery Oslo.
