{"id":12883,"date":"2025-06-26T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/recherche-en-action\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T06:14:09","slug":"research-at-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/research-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Research at work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88c98fc8 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1752559141208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/07\/planteracine-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12942\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/07\/planteracine-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/07\/planteracine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/07\/planteracine-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/07\/planteracine.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8bc2dc9dda7d5d48417eac19403add8e\" style=\"color:#909090\">July 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1752559141208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plants improve soil carbon storage, but they can disrupt it too<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Plants can capture CO<sub>2<\/sub> from the atmosphere and turn it into building blocks they use to grow. Ultimately, they send a large portion belowground through their roots.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1750321657213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/06\/pluies-torrentielles-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"pluies torrentielles\" class=\"wp-image-12793\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-03aeabae8fec9f09e2d411c3249b630d\" style=\"color:#909090\">June 10, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1750321657213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alps could face a doubling in torrential summer rainfall frequency as temperatures rise by 2\u00b0C<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Intense, short-lived summer downpours are expected to become both more frequent and more intense across Alpine regions as the climate warms.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88c98fc8 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-79286276 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1749561934456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/06\/modeliser-oceans-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"modeliser oceans\" class=\"wp-image-12706\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-03aeabae8fec9f09e2d411c3249b630d\" style=\"color:#909090\">June 10, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1749561934456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rethinking Past Ocean Circulation to Refine Future Climate Models<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>An international study led by the University of Lausanne reveals that deep ocean currents in the North Atlantic stayed active during two extremely cold and well-studied periods of the last ice age.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748961682197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/06\/alliance-culture-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"alliance culture\" class=\"wp-image-12708\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-2596cd4b1975ec648311bf296d56daa2\" style=\"color:#909090\">June 4, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1749561415304\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748961682197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748961682197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From commitment to collective action: Launch of the Culture for the Planet Alliance<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A major step forward in the sustainability transition of the arts and cultural sector on a global scale is taking place.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748267983938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/06\/fonte-groenland-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"fonte groenland\" class=\"wp-image-12715\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-fab13063125c9bd36d9563f2b04686e4\" style=\"color:#909090\">May 26, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748261742720\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748267983938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748267983938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melting of Greenland\u2019s ice sheet: how ice slabs regulate meltwater runoff into the sea<\/a><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists working at the universities of Fribourg and Lausanne have developed a model for the way Greenland\u2019s meltwater drains into the sea.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13925 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-portraits-of-projects category-research-at-work\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2026\/02\/engage4sundarbans-social-resilience-in-the-sundarbans-india-and-bangladesh\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans-1024x473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"ENGAGE4Sundarbans\u00a0: Social Resilience in the Sundarbans \u2013 India and Bangladesh\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-06T14:30:53+01:00\">6 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2026\/02\/engage4sundarbans-social-resilience-in-the-sundarbans-india-and-bangladesh\/\" target=\"_self\" >ENGAGE4Sundarbans\u00a0: Social Resilience in the Sundarbans \u2013 India and Bangladesh<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This three-year project began on May 1, 2023, and will end in May 2026. The project is implemented by the University of Lausanne (Unil), the\u00a0University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), the SAJIDA Foundation, Bangladesh, the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13376 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-in-the-field category-research-at-work category-travaux-detudiants\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/12\/where-rocks-transform-a-geological-immersion-in-eastern-canada\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where rocks transform: a geological immersion in eastern Canada\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T10:28:52+01:00\">18 December 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/12\/where-rocks-transform-a-geological-immersion-in-eastern-canada\/\" target=\"_self\" >Where rocks transform: a geological immersion in eastern Canada<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Nora and Philip, two doctoral students from the Faculty of Geosciences and Environment at UNIL, take us on a field trip to Canada, where they went to study metamorphic rocks. Goedendag ! Salut !\u00a0We are&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-in-the-field category-research-at-work tag-gretchen-walters-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/09\/a-transdisciplinary-field-school-for-understanding-how-past-human-activities-are-still-shaping-the-biodiversity-of-gabons-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A transdisciplinary field school for understanding how past human activities are still shaping the biodiversity of Gabon\u2019s ecosystems\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-1320x744.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T10:58:27+02:00\">17 September 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/09\/a-transdisciplinary-field-school-for-understanding-how-past-human-activities-are-still-shaping-the-biodiversity-of-gabons-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_self\" >A transdisciplinary field school for understanding how past human activities are still shaping the biodiversity of Gabon\u2019s ecosystems<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Prof. Gretchen Walters recently joined Gabonese colleagues and international partners in Doum\u00e9 to study and teach with them how past human activities are still influencing biodiversity in Gabon\u2019s areas that may appear \u201cnatural\u201d. This research&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12596 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-publishing category-research-at-work tag-farid-saleh-en tag-nora-corthesy-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/05\/why-did-some-ancient-animals-fossilize-while-others-vanished\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/05\/crevette-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why did some ancient animals fossilize while others vanished?\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/05\/crevette-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/05\/crevette-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/05\/crevette-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/05\/crevette-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/05\/crevette-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/05\/crevette.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-06T14:48:13+02:00\">6 May 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/05\/why-did-some-ancient-animals-fossilize-while-others-vanished\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why did some ancient animals fossilize while others vanished?<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12544 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-alaune category-publishing category-research-at-work tag-nathalie-chevre-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/04\/a-classification-of-drugs-based-on-their-environmental-impact\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/04\/poison-poisson-1024x757.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A classification of drugs based on their environmental impact\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/04\/poison-poisson-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/04\/poison-poisson-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/04\/poison-poisson-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/04\/poison-poisson.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-01T17:04:06+02:00\">1 April 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/04\/a-classification-of-drugs-based-on-their-environmental-impact\/\" target=\"_self\" >A classification of drugs based on their environmental impact<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Scientists at UNIL and Unisant\u00e9 classified 35 commonly used drugs in Switzerland based on their impact on the aquatic biodiversity. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12393 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-publishing category-research-at-work tag-guillaume-jouvet-en tag-tancrede-leger-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/01\/ai-enables-a-major-innovation-in-glacier-modelling-and-offers-groundbreaking-simulation-of-the-last-alpine-glaciation\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/01\/modelisation-glaciaire.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"AI enables a major innovation in glacier modelling and offers groundbreaking simulation of the last Alpine glaciation\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/01\/modelisation-glaciaire.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/01\/modelisation-glaciaire-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/01\/modelisation-glaciaire-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-27T10:53:22+01:00\">27 January 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/01\/ai-enables-a-major-innovation-in-glacier-modelling-and-offers-groundbreaking-simulation-of-the-last-alpine-glaciation\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI enables a major innovation in glacier modelling and offers groundbreaking simulation of the last Alpine glaciation<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Scientists at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) have used AI for the first time to massively speed up computer calculations and simulate the last ice cover in the Alps. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-alaune category-publishing category-research-at-work tag-jack-gillespie-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/11\/first-traces-of-water-on-mars-date-back-4-45-billion-years\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/11\/black-beauty.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"First traces of water on Mars date back 4.45 billion years\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-26T17:05:34+01:00\">26 November 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/11\/first-traces-of-water-on-mars-date-back-4-45-billion-years\/\" target=\"_self\" >First traces of water on Mars date back 4.45 billion years<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By analyzing a Martian meteorite, scientists from the University of Lausanne and Curtin University have discovered traces of water in the crust of Mars dating back 4.45 billion years, i.e. to near the very beginning&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12216 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-alaune category-portraits-of-projects category-research-at-work tag-marie-elodie-perga-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/11\/des-scientifiques-de-lunil-expliquent-pourquoi-le-leman-emet-de-grosses-quantites-de-co2\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/11\/lexplore1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why does Lake Geneva emit large quantities of CO2? UNIL scientists provide the answer and solve a scientific enigma\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/11\/lexplore1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/11\/lexplore1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/11\/lexplore1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/11\/lexplore1-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/11\/lexplore1.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-01T10:46:40+01:00\">1 November 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/11\/des-scientifiques-de-lunil-expliquent-pourquoi-le-leman-emet-de-grosses-quantites-de-co2\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why does Lake Geneva emit large quantities of CO2? UNIL scientists provide the answer and solve a scientific enigma<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Unlike oceans, lakes are significant emitters of CO\u2082. But why is this the case, and what mechanisms are at play? For the first time, UNIL scientists have successfully explained the complete carbon cycle in Lake&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11981 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-portraits-of-projects category-research-at-work tag-selin-yilmaz-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/07\/the-acceptance-of-the-electricity-law-has-given-us-the-starting-signal-we-were-waiting-for\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/07\/cel-graphisme-1024x394.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;The acceptance of the Electricity Law has given us the starting signal we were waiting for&#8221;\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/07\/cel-graphisme-1024x394.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/07\/cel-graphisme-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/07\/cel-graphisme-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/07\/cel-graphisme.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-07-02T08:39:59+02:00\">2 July 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/07\/the-acceptance-of-the-electricity-law-has-given-us-the-starting-signal-we-were-waiting-for\/\" target=\"_self\" >&#8220;The acceptance of the Electricity Law has given us the starting signal we were waiting for&#8221;<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UNIL researcher Selin Yilmaz is collaborating on the implementation of a pilot project for local electricity communities (LECs). In various test in municipalities in Switzerland, citizens will join forces to produce, sell, and consume local&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11805 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-publishing category-research-at-work tag-lorenzo-lustri-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/05\/discovery-of-the-first-ancestors-of-scorpions-spiders-and-horseshoe-crabs\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/05\/setapedites-abundantis-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Discovery of the first ancestors of scorpions, spiders and horseshoe crabs\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/05\/setapedites-abundantis-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/05\/setapedites-abundantis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/05\/setapedites-abundantis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/05\/setapedites-abundantis.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-05-14T12:11:19+02:00\">14 May 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/05\/discovery-of-the-first-ancestors-of-scorpions-spiders-and-horseshoe-crabs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Discovery of the first ancestors of scorpions, spiders and horseshoe crabs<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Who were the earliest ancestors of scorpions, spiders and horseshoe crabs? A PhD student from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), with the support of a CNRS researcher , has identified a fossil that fills the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11628 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-portraits-of-projects category-research-at-work tag-jack-gillespie-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/03\/a-dive-into-the-dawn-of-earths-history\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/Zr34-1024x972.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A dive into the dawn of Earth\u2019s history\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/Zr34-1024x972.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/Zr34-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/Zr34-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/Zr34.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-03-27T09:35:36+01:00\">27 March 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/03\/a-dive-into-the-dawn-of-earths-history\/\" target=\"_self\" >A dive into the dawn of Earth\u2019s history<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How did the Earth&#8217;s continental crust form and transform over geological time? This question about the beginnings of our planet&#8217;s fundamental dynamics remains hotly debated. Jack Gillespie, who has just taken up his post as&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11592 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-portraits-of-projects category-research-at-work tag-gyorgy-hetenyi-en tag-othmar-muntener-2-en\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/03\/a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-with-scientists-from-the-university-of-lausanne\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/dive-1024x674.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Journey to the center of the Earth with scientists from the University of Lausanne\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/dive-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/dive-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/dive-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/dive-1320x869.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/03\/dive.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"color:#8e8e8e;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9ddc98fe262a66b15cae9053e02b8c40 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-03-22T13:48:15+01:00\">22 March 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/03\/a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-with-scientists-from-the-university-of-lausanne\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Journey to the center of the Earth with scientists from the University of Lausanne<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Experts from UNIL are co-directing a scientific drilling project almost a kilometer deep, aimed at reaching and documenting, for the first time, the base of the continental crust and the transition to the Earth&#8217;s mantle.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"aligncenter wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-12-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-12-page=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-12-page=7\">7<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/geoblog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12883?query-12-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\" aria-label=\"Next Page\"><span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-chevron' aria-hidden='true'>\u00bb<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 15, 2025 Plants improve soil carbon storage, but they can disrupt it too Plants can capture CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into building blocks they use to grow. 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