Vulkane sind der sichtbare Ausdruck von Magmen, die ihre Reise etwa 200 Kilometer unter der Erdoberfläche beginnen. Wie diese tiefen Magmen entstehen, hat nun ein Forschungsteam der ETH Zürich und der Carnegie Institution for Science untersucht.
Climate change is lengthening our days because rising sea levels slow Earth’s rotation. Researchers from the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich now show that the current increase in day length – 1.33 milliseconds per century – is unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years.
Ulrich Weidmann, Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability (VPIN), will step down from the Executive Board at the end of March 2027. He will retire in mid-2028 and wishes to ensure a smooth transition into his post-work life. He plans to give the new ETH President the chance to make their first personnel decision in the search for his successor.