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Magne S. Espedal (1942-2010) (29.01.2010)
It feels silent, it feels empty. The biggest tree has fallen down. It all happened so fast, and we still cannot understand it.
New PhD - Rannveig Øvrevik Skoglund (22.01.2010)
Friday 15. January 2010 Rannveig Øvrevik Skoglund defended her PhD-thesis at Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
Gladnyhet til hageeiere: Nå dør brunsneglen (19.01.2010)
Kulden kan gi resistenshopp (19.01.2010)
Winter School in Algorithms 2010 (11.01.2010)
π (Pi) calculated to 'record number' of digits (09.01.2010)
BBC News Science and technology reporter, Jason Palmer, looks into the case of a computer scientist, Fabrice Bellard, claiming to to have computed the mathematical constant π to nearly 2.7 trillion (2.7x10^12) digits.
Imsland tops productivity list 2009 (08.01.2010)
In 2009, Professor II Albert Imsland was the Department of Biology’s (BIO’s) most prolific author, with a total of 12 publications having a summed impact factor of 15.5.
Darwin: a year of celebrating ideas that remain relevant today (08.01.2010)
Darwin Year is over! Congratulations to the Darwin enthusiasts at the Department of Biology (BIO) who made a year of celebratory events possible. Efforts began a couple of years ago to organise events to honour not only the lifetime achievements of this great man, but also the continuing relevance of his ideas across a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Confocal Laser Raman Microscope in place! (06.01.2010)
(from Geoviten-ekstern 18.12.2009) The department has recently installed a new Raman spectrometer at the Bergen Geoanalytical Facility on the second floor in Realfagbygget.
a three meter section of Archean drill core from the Barberton Scientific...
Drilling Back 3.5 Billion Years to the Bedrock of Life (06.01.2010)
(from Geoviten-ekstern 18.12.2009) Our planet is a work of life. Biological and geological processes have been inextricably linked since life first emerged on Earth. Learning more about when and where life first evolved is central to understanding how geobiological systems have shaped our planet. The answers to these questions are preserved in sparse and fragmentary early Archean rocks that... Read more