The kilometres-thick ice sheets in Antarctica could melt much more rapid than first thought. New findings from NESSC-climate researchers show that between 17 and 15 million years ago, the
/ read moreJob description: The Utrecht Department of Earth Sciences currently seeks a highly-motivated, high-potential applicant for a position as a postdoctoral researcher to develop a model for methane hydrate dynamics. The research
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On Sunday December 17th, the annual NESSC Christmas lecture takes place. In this year’s lecture NESSC-researcher Mike Jetten, professor of microbiology at Radboud University, Nijmegen, will talk about his research on
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NESSC-researcher Appy Sluijs has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant worth 2 million euros to explore the impact of variations in CO2-concentrations on the climate millions of years ago.
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Rapid warming of the climate in Northern Europe led to a sharp population growth 6000 years ago and triggered the onset of farming in the Baltic Sea region. That
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