PELA GeoEnvironmental

06/07/2026

Blue skies/ 80 years

06/07/2026

06/06/2026

FIFA picked Green Valley Turf in Platteville, Colorado, to grow natural grass turf for three of the 16 World Cup sites. The challenge? The grass must grow indoors without direct sunlight.

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06/06/2026

06/03/2026

This year, we celebrate the 10th edition of the International Geoethics Day, which will take place on 15 October 2026. The annual theme for this edition is: "Bridging Disciplines, Connecting Responsibilities".

The 2026 edition highlights the importance of dialogue and collaboration among geosciences, humanities, social sciences, education, policy, and local communities to address today’s environmental and societal challenges. This event encourages shared responsibility, sustainability, and respect for the Earth system as common values for a more resilient and inclusive future.

If you want to organize an event (conference, webinar, seminar, field trip, etc.) to celebrate the International Geoethics Day 2026, please inform the IAPG Secretariat by sending an email to: [email protected]. The IAPG will be happy to promote your event.

​IAPG officially launches the International Geoethics Day on 12 October 2017, during the Earth Science Week 2017. The aim of the International Geoethics Day is to raise the awareness of the geoscience community and society as a whole about the importance of ethical, social and cultural aspects of geoscience knowledge, research, practice, education and communication.

​The International Geoethics Day will be held every year during the Earth Science Week.

IAPG welcomes proposals to organize initiatives aimed at promoting geoethics locally and globally to celebrate this day.

Events already planned:

International Seminar (for invitation only)
Geoethics and Global Ethics in a Time of Polycrisis: Comparative Perspectives on Human–Earth Relations
Assisi (Italy), 16-18 November 2026

Conference (in Italian)
Geoethics and Responsibility in the Earth Sciences (Geoetica e Responsabilità nelle Scienze della Terra)
Rome (Italy), 12 October 2026

Page of the International Geoethics Day: https://www.geoethics.org/geoethics-day

06/01/2026

“Imagine if we can stop inflammation in its tracks or stop inflammation from ever contributing to the onset of cancer or heart disease,” he said. “What would that do to the health span of (people on) the planet Earth?”

The young neurosurgeon in training couldn’t shake the sense of devastation. An 11-month-old girl died in his arms as he tried to resuscitate her.

05/29/2026

This little guy was just discovered in the Galapagos! 🐙

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05/27/2026

Cheering crowds, fast horses, dramatic accidents, and even a little sorcery made up a typical day of chariot racing in Rome as thousands flocked to watch their favorite spectator sport.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-rome-circus-maximus-chariot-racing

05/17/2026

Would you wear smart chip contact lenses?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYX1vMKjekO/?igsh=bDRuN3kzMWZybHN6

05/13/2026

"As physicists, we’re always working in language to connect what we learn with what we know. Poetry is one of the first places that my brain goes to draw those links."

In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.