Dr Ben-Mansour

Physics at risk: UK science leader on what's wrong with the latest funding cuts Paul Howarth, president of the Institute of Physics, says ‘constructive dialogue’ with the government is needed, or the country risks losing the next generation of scientists.

Paul Howarth, president of the Institute of Physics, says ‘constructive dialogue’ with the government is needed, or the UK risks losing the next generation of scientists

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Connection matters - GEOSCIENTIST Growing up in Springfield, Ohio, I was a good 700 miles from the ocean, but one day that distance dramatically shrank. I was around seven years old when I first watched the documentary series The…

In @geoscientistmag.bsky.social, Brandon Jones, President of AGU, shares how connection can help scientists navigate today’s policy challenges.

“Our resilience lies in holding onto connections, deepening them, and building new ones.”

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#SciencePolicy #Geoscience #AGU

Joint SeisSol & ExaHyPE User Workshop, Training and Hackathon Joint SeisSol & ExaHyPE User Workshop, Training and Hackathon Date: Thursday, June 11, from 8:30 am (CEST) to June 12, 2026 afternoon. Location: Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), Boltzmannstr. 1, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany. & In celebration of 20 years of SeisSol and 10 years of ExaHyPE, we are happy to announce The first Joint SeisSol+ExaHyPE User Workshop, A combined SeisSol+ExaHyPE User Training, The first SeisSol+ExaHyPE Hackathon, taking place on June 11-12, 2026 in Garching...

To mark 20 years of #SeisSol and 10 years of #ExaHyPE, Michael Bader, @tobiasweinzierl.bsky.social, and I organize a Workshop, Training & Hackathon at LRZ (near Munich), June 11–12, 2026. Contributed talks (Jun 11) and training + hackathon tracks (Jun 12)

Registration: events.hifis.net/event/3608/

These South Pole Seismometers Will Detect Vibrations 1.5 Miles Under the Ice - Eos The instruments will freeze into Antarctica’s ice sheet, where they will collect detailed, global-scale seismic data.

Just as astronomers seek dark skies, seismologists crave quiet spaces. Two new seismometers have found such a quiet deep within ice at the South Pole.

Gas-depleted planet formation occurred in the four-planet system around the red dwarf LHS 1903 The radii of small exoplanets form two populations, super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, separated by a gap known as the radius valley. This could be produced by the removal of some atmospheres by stellar o...

Gas-depleted planet formation occurred in the four-planet system around the red dwarf LHS 1903 | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

NASA greenlights two earth science missions, to researchers’ relief Orbiting satellites will monitor changes in the stratosphere and on the planet’s surface

Geoscientists will soon have two powerful new eyes on Earth, offering unprecedented views of the changes occurring within the planet’s upper atmosphere and on its surface. https://scim.ag/3Mg0Xpa

NISAR Data User Guide

The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) has a great guide for using the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) data (see below). The 25 NISAR Sample products were released in January, and a much larger set of preliminary products will be released at the end of February.
nisar-docs.asf.alaska.edu

Check out this workshop on submarine landslide dynamics! Applications are due March 1.

Landslide dynamics, ocean currents, and carbon cycling on the southeastern U.S. Atlantic margins
🗓️ When: May 19-21
📍 Where: Austin, TX

More info at usoceandiscovery.org/workshop-landslide-dynamics/

Peak glacier extinction in the mid-twenty-first century Have you ever wondered how many glaciers will still exist in the future? Or how many glaciers we might lose each year in the coming decades? In our new study ( Van Tricht et al., 2025 ), we shift the ...

For our new post, @landervt.bsky.social wrote about simulating the future of glaciers and predicting when each will disappear 🏔️

blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr...

Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms The changes announced by a major UK science funder are putting scientists — and the future of research — in a difficult position.

The changes announced by a major UK science funder UKRI are putting scientists — and the future of research — in a difficult position, says John S. Tregoning

go.nature.com/45ZO1KL

Open letter on astronomy cuts from UK physics teachers drupal-media[data-view-mode=half_page_width] { display: inline-block; width: 50%; } The Royal Astronomical Society is encouraging physics teachers in the UK to sign ...

Are you a physics teacher in the UK? We need your help! 🧑‍🔬🧑‍🏫

We've created an open letter for teachers to sign and express their grave concern at the devastating proposed cuts to astronomy, space science and particle and nuclear physics.

✍️ 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

#STFC #UKRI

The surprisingly big health benefits of just a little exercise Nature - ‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.

How much exercise do you actually need?

go.nature.com/49Mi2ju

The potential for bridgmanite megacrysts to drive magma ocean segregation - Nature Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations show that the crystal–melt interfacial energies of MgSiO3 bridgmanite increase substantially with pressure, potentially forming unusually large bridgmanite crystals and suggesting a new physical mechanism driving magma ocean segregation.

Nature research paper: The potential for bridgmanite megacrysts to drive magma ocean segregation

go.nature.com/4pLV40r

Graphic promoting the RAS Thesis Prizes for 2025

🚨 Attention PhD supervisors! 🚨

There's still time to nominate someone for one of our Thesis Prizes 🪐 🌍 🔭

They are:
– Michael Penston Prize for astronomy
– Keith Runcorn Prize for geophysics
– Patricia Tomkins Prize for instrumentation science

Nominate at: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Spatially variable response of Antarctica’s ice sheets to orbital forcing during the Pliocene - Nature Geoscience The West Antarctic Ice Sheet responded to different natural forcing mechanisms than the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the mid-Pliocene due to a greater sensitivity to oceanic feedbacks, according t...

⚒️ Article: The West Antarctic Ice Sheet responded to different natural forcing mechanisms than the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the mid-Pliocene due to a greater sensitivity to oceanic feedbacks

@harpurcollege.bsky.social

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Synchronous bipolar retreat of mid-latitude ice masses during Heinrich Stadials - Nature Geoscience Glaciers in New Zealand retreated at about the same time as mid-latitude glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere during Heinrich Stadials, indicating strong global teleconnections during the last glacial ...

⚒️ Article: Glaciers in New Zealand retreated at about the same time as mid-latitude glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere during Heinrich Stadials, indicating strong global teleconnections during the last glacial period

@ifremer.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rock avalanche below Mt King George triggered by the 6 December 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake. The runout distance is 1.4 km.

A sensational guest post by Derek Cronmiller, Theron Finley Panya Lipovsky and Jan Dettmer of the Yukon Geological Survey: Photos and Preliminary Observations from an Overview Flight of the 6 December 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake, Yukon Territory, Canada.
eos.org/thelandslide...

Topographic map of Southern Patagonia with broad-band seismic stations used in this study. Teleseismic events used in the finite frequency body wave tomography. The events recorded by the early network (2006–2006) are shown in blue, with a full circle when used in the low-frequency range and with a darker blue open circle in the high-frequency range. The same in orange for the events recorded by the more recent network (2016–2023).

Published in #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "Optimizing data usage in regional body wave tomography by using asynchronous network data and relative sensitivity kernels: an example from Patagonia", Ben-Mansour & Maupin. academic.oup.com/gji/article/... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social

⚒️ Article: Convective erosion and lateral transport of metasomatized continental keels may generate enriched mantle geochemical domains

@gernon.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @ukiodp.bsky.social

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How geopolitics is reshaping research: Data hint at shifting collaborations Individual researchers and academic bodies are choosing not to work with other nations’ scientists amid geopolitical tensions. Is this affecting research output?

Are geopolitical tensions affecting research output?

go.nature.com/4o229JK

Chinese researchers reveal unexplored section of mysterious Arctic Ocean ridge Oceanographers hope to find otherworldly ecosystems at hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.

Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an underwater volcanic ridge in the Arctic Ocean

go.nature.com/4hV4gxa

Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.

From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪

📢🌊 Funded PhD position in Marine Seismology at Syracuse University 🌊📢

I'm seeking an enthusiastic student to join our Seismology group at SU! You'll be part of a collaborative NSF-funded team to collect new marine seismic data to work out the tectonics of early seafloor spreading in the Atlantic.

This is figure 4, which shows the UHT differentiation of continental crust.

The findings of a study in Nature Geoscience show that temperatures of over 900 °C are needed to form stable continents. go.nature.com/47iIVJg ⚒️ 🧪

Ongoing #AQG #quantum #gravimeter measurement campaign by @gfz.bsky.social and @bkgbund.bsky.social at #GOW Wettzell for investigating instrument repeatabilities and testing field techniques. A great opportunity to gain new insides and exchange with and strengthen the community!

68 years ago, the launch of Sputnik 1 paved the way for human #SpaceExploration.

Our recent decadal survey builds on Sputnik's legacy by offering recommendations to support the future of space research and exploration.

Learn more for #WorldSpaceWeek: https://ow.ly/cMtQ50X6ujS

A close-up of a nonvolatile photonic switch cell

New research demonstrates a nonvolatile silicon photonic microelectromechanical system switch, which has potential applications in optical networks-on-chip, optical interconnects, and quantum information processors.

Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nxqGXA

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void

As government websites go dark, educators across the country have been reworking lesson plans and searching for reliable sources of up-to-date scientific information. https://scim.ag/46Vlwxu

People arm in arm while drinking coffee and holding papers, with text: Why scientists should take more coffee breaks.

Here's a reminder on #InternationalCoffeeDay: It's OK to take a (coffee) break. ☕

"It’s ... helpful to have a venue to share the day-to-day ups and downs of life as a grad student," a #PhD student wrote in this 2019 #ScienceWorkingLife. https://scim.ag/4nvLTBb