{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1771947", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/research-casts-doubt-on-claims-of-present-day-volcanism-on-venus/", "date": "28 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-28", "headline": "Research casts doubt on claims of present-day volcanism on Venus", "summary": "New analysis co-led by 天美传媒 suggests that recent evidence for active lava flows on Earth\u2019s \u2018sister planet\u2019 may be explained by radar viewing angles rather than eruptions. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "Dr Philippa J Mason, Mr Gerard Gallardo i Peres", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Space", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1771658", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/responsible-mining-and-metals-finance-msc-student-attends-bmo-capital-markets-conference/", "date": "27 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-27", "headline": "Responsible Mining and Metals Finance MSc student attends BMO Capital Markets conference", "summary": "From copper to gold and the many nuggets in between \u2013 an eye-opening experience for BMO scholar Sarah Hill. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Students", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1770063", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/fossils-of-lightning-could-help-decode-ancient-processes-and-planetary-environments/", "date": "20 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-20", "headline": "\u2018Fossils\u2019 of lightning could help decode ancient processes and planetary environments", "summary": "Tiny glassy particles discovered on a remote rock platform in Western Australia have been identified as the signature of lightning strikes, opening new possibilities for understanding Earth\u2019s deep past and the potential for life on other planets.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "Dr Matthew J Genge, Mr Mark R Boyd", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Space", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1762500", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/ese-research-provides-insights-into-breast-cancer-tissue-processing/", "date": "20 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-20", "headline": "ESE research provides insights into breast cancer tissue processing", "summary": "A study at 天美传媒 has shown that the way breast cancer samples are routinely preserved in hospitals can alter \u2013 or not \u2013 the distribution of key metals in the cancer tissue, providing greater clarity on how and when samples can be used in the future to study metal biology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "Dr Rebekah E T Moore, Professor Mark Rehkamper", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Cancer|Engineering Earth Sci And Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1760334", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/ese-professor-honoured-with-prestigious-award-for-pioneering-work-in-mineral-processing/", "date": "23 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-23", "headline": "ESE professor honoured for pioneering work in mineral processing", "summary": "Professor Jan Cilliers, of the Department of Earth Science and Engineering (ESE) at 天美传媒, has been awarded the esteemed Antoine M. Gaudin Award for 2025 by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "Professor Jan Cilliers", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1744537", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/imperial-researchers-help-unlock-antarcticas-deep-past-with-record-breaking-drill-into-the-ice/", "date": "17 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-17", "headline": "Imperial researchers help unlock Antarctica\u2019s deep past with record-breaking drill into sediment", "summary": "An international team co-led by 天美传媒 has obtained the longest ever sediment core from beneath the Antarctic ice \u2013 a multimillion-year record that will help predict critical sea level rise in our rapidly warming world.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li, Simon Levey", "profile": "Professor Tina van De Flierdt, Dr James W B Marschalek", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Net Zero|Research|Student Experience", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1738499", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/new-clues-to-marss-habitability-in-discovery-of-ancient-beach/", "date": "26 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-26", "headline": "New clues to Mars\u2019s habitability in discovery of ancient beach", "summary": "New findings from NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover have revealed evidence of wave-formed beaches and rocks altered by subsurface water in a Martian crater that once held a vast lake \u2013 considerably expanding the timeline for potential habitability at this ancient site. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "Professor Sanjeev Gupta, Mr Alex Jones", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Space", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1737858", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2026/new-model-reveals-significant-energy-requirement-of-rapid-fossil-fuel-phase-out-/", "date": "22 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-22", "headline": "New model reveals significant energy requirement of rapid fossil fuel phase-out", "summary": "A substantial \u2018transition energy\u2019 is required to phase out fossil fuels in the European Union, a study by 天美传媒 has found, revealing that faster transitions demand significantly larger, and potentially disruptive, reallocations of energy resources within society.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "Dr Pablo Brito Parada, Mr Ugo Legendre", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate, energy and sustainability|Energy|Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Engineering Transition To Zero Pollution Economy", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1735247", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2025/geology-for-net-zero-inspiring-the-next-generation-of-girls-in-earth-science/", "date": "13 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-13", "headline": "Geology for net zero: Inspiring the next generation of girls in earth science", "summary": "\u201CFor one day, the 天美传媒 became young geologists on a mission to help the planet.\u201D", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Outreach", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718316", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2025/ancient-antarctic-rivers-challenge-theory-of-a-flat-landscape-as-mission-for-climate-clues-beneath-antarctic-ice-gets-underway/", "date": "11 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-11", "headline": "Ancient Antarctic rivers challenge theory of a flat landscape, as mission for climate clues beneath Antarctic ice gets underway", "summary": "Pre-glacial West Antarctica was a rugged, uneven landscape, not a flat plain, reshaping our understanding of how its ice sheet first formed and how it may behave in a warming climate, a new study led by 天美传媒 has revealed. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Engineering Earth Sci And Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716320", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2025/martian-and-lunar-meteorites-rewrite-the-conditions-for-a-habitable-planet/", "date": "3 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-03", "headline": "Martian and lunar meteorites rewrite the conditions for a habitable planet", "summary": "A study of Mars\u2019s zinc reveals that primitive asteroids were the key source of volatile elements essential for habitability, reframing what we know about how planets acquire life\u2019s components.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Space", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716172", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2025/international-workshop-in-johannesburg-ignites-breakthrough-ideas-for-a-sustainable-materials-future-/", "date": "2 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-02", "headline": "International workshop in Johannesburg ignites breakthrough ideas for a sustainable materials future ", "summary": "In a powerful demonstration of global collaboration, the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials (RTCFM) convened leading minds from across its international network for a groundbreaking workshop in Johannesburg. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|International|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1708926", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2025/first-complete-record-global-underground-co2/", "date": "17 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-17", "headline": "First complete record of global underground CO\u2082 storage gives hope during COP30 despite emissions rising", "summary": "Scientists have published the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO\u2082) safely stored underground through Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) \u2013 positive news at a time when shifting global politics at the COP30 UN Climate Change conference risk missing the Paris Agreement 1.5\u00B0C limit on planetary heating.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gege Li, Simon Levey", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Net Zero", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1693797", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/earth-science/2025/potential-biosignatures-found-in-ancient-mars-lake/", "date": "10 September 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-09-10", "headline": "'Potential biosignatures' found in ancient Mars lake", "summary": "A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes on Mars - and Imperial scientists provided crucial context.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Simon Levey, Gege Li", "profile": "Mr Alex Jones, Dr Robert Barnes, Professor Sanjeev Gupta", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Department of Earth Science and Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Research|Space", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}