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"Super-wet" magmas play a critical role in forming large deposits of copper, a metal vital for modern technologies and society's shift to green energy.

Marine algae are vital in capturing CO₂ from the atmosphere. As CO₂ levels rise, we need to understand how algae adapt, which could influence their productivity and the oceans ability to absorb CO₂.

The famous biodiversity of the island of Madagascar owes much of its richness to geologic processes according to a new multidisciplinary study published in the journal Science.

Cara Magnabosco and her team study subsurface environments at BedrettoLab, focusing on simple life-forms like bacteria surviving by "breathing rocks". They explore conditions for life emergence and survival, discovering rare microorganisms and conducting experiments to understand their lifestyle.

ETH earth scientists have developed a new method for determining the age of cobalt mineralisation.

More than 200 visitors came to Bedretto and toured the BedrettoLab.

Finding meteorites is no easy task. Despite this, a team of scientists including Prof. Maria Schönbächler from ETH Zurich, were successful. Their secret? Going to Antarctica where they found several new meteorites, including a unique piece weighing 7.6 kilograms.

SNSF project: ROOTS - Reconstructing soil fertility across time and space

Nearly two years ago, the Hayabusa2 space probe returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth. Since then, international research teams - including members of ETH Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS - have worked on analysing the valuable cargo. The results allow the scientists not only to reconstruct the history of Ryugu but also to shed light on the early development of the solar system.

A recent study published in Science brings new constraints on planet formation. It highlights the role of collisions in shaping planets and affecting their composition.