Earth Sciences

Photo of Barbara Sherwood Lollar

December 20

To find life beyond Earth, 'take off the blinkers,' says U of T’s Barbara Sherwood Lollar

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October 22

U of T expert on why some earthquakes are so deadly when others are not

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August 7

U of T scientists draw new connections between climate change and warming oceans

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July 30

Renowned U of T geoscientist presented with the Geological Association of Canada’s highest honour

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May 15

U of T students help develop new ways to find dead bodies

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November 29

U of T geophysicists uncover new evidence for an alternative style of plate tectonics

mexico city

September 20

U of T earthquake experts on Mexico's second quake in 12 days

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April 26

Ouch! U of T paleontologists identify 508-million-year-old sea creature with can opener-like pincers

illustration of ovatiovermis

January 31

500-million-year-old species – detailed by U of T scientists – offers insight into ancient legged worms

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October 27

Team led by U of T researchers discovers energy source sustaining microbial life deep beneath Earth’s surface

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