Ben-Israel et al. develop a new proxy for oxygen levels in seawater, based on U-Pb dating of dolomite. They show a step-increase in O2 at 400 million years, supporting oceans that were largely oxygen-limited at the ‘dawn’ of animal life.
The Institute of Earth Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites candidates for the academic staff for the academic year 2023-2024 in all academic levels and in all fields of research in the earth sciences.
* Applications must be submitted by October 15, 2022
* Contact infornation - Prof. Ari Matmon, Head of the Institute of Earth:
The new IPCC report states that the burning of fossil fuels by humans is the cause of global warming and climate system instability. Prof. Danny Rosenfeld, of the Hebrew University Institute of Earth Sciences, a member of the IPCC and one of the authors of the report, writes and provides interviews on the subject:
