Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

URochester researchers use specially designed kayaks to collect real-time data on methane and carbon dioxide emissions.

Wave-like landforms on Mars offer insights about the planet’s icy past, its potential habitability, and the physics of flowing granular materials.

The start of a new year brought innovative events, a peek into the past, and a snowy first day of classes. Here’s how we spent January at the University of Rochester.

Precise curation was necessary to discover that the Bennu asteroid sample contains building blocks of life on Earth.

The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.

The recommendation is based on new research from Rochester scientists about the role of streaming instability in forming moons and planets.

Evidence suggests a weak magnetic field millions of years ago may have fueled the proliferation of life.

Rochester researchers are uncovering the unexpected role of grain shape in the mixing of granular systems such as pharmaceuticals, cereal, and landslides.

Four Rochester scientists have received prestigious NSF CAREER awards, presented to early-career faculty members for research and education initiatives.

The finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the development of life on Earth.