Det er funnet et 4,4 milliarder år gammelt krystallfragment som stammer fra Jordens tidligste historie. Undersøkelser av steinen er gjort av forskere ved Wisconsin-Madison Universitetet, ifølge CNN. Professor ved Institutt for geofag/CEED, Fernando Corfu har blitt intervjuet av det norske nettstedet ABC nyheter i forbindelse med funnet.
Interview with Trond H. Torsvik in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten 26 February, about Norwegian Research funding.
ABC News Science about the Siberian Traps: Earth's greatest killer finally caught, thanks to geology gumshoes
Torsvik et al. 24 February 2013: Long-lost continent found under the Indian Ocean. Sand from Mauritian beaches reveals rock from ancient landmass. Nature
The project is called CraterClock: Calibration of the Cratering Chronometer for the Earliest Planetary Evolution (8,8 MNOK for 2014 to 2018). Congratulations, Stephanie!
We are very happy to announce that Trond H. Torsvik is granted 8 MNOK for a national geomagnetic lab from the Norwegian Research Council. Congratulations Trond!
Head of the CEED Scientific Advisory Board is the recipient of the Petrus Peregrinus Medal from EGU in 2014. He will receive the prize at the EGU General Assembly, which will take place in Vienna on 27 April – 02 May 2014. Congratulations to Rob from CEED!
by Research Associate Dougal Jerram, The Blog in Huffpost Tech
