New research reveals vast clay deposits at our Rosalind Franklin rover landing site, pointing to a once water-rich Mars and strengthening the search for signs of past life. Read more: www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @science.esa.int @exploration.esa.int

📢 Fully funded PhD position at @iactcsic.bsky.social (Granada, Spain) within the @erc.europa.eu Synergy project PROTOS. 🔬 Earth Sciences • Geochemistry • Early Earth 💰 3-year contract 🗓 Deadline: 30 June 2026 More info: protos-erc.eu/phd-silica-g...

Prof.García-Ruiz is about to talk at @imdeaenergia.bsky.social on “The role of silica in the dawn of life on our planet”. 🔬🌍 The talk will explore the possible role of silica in the emergence of life on Earth and recent advances in this field of research. #Science #OriginOfLife #PROTOS #IMDEA #DIPC

2️⃣ Juan Manuel García Ruiz, experto en cristalografía del 👨‍🏭 @dipcehu.bsky.social "Dispuesto a trabajar para promover una cultura ciudadana basada en la ciencia y a entender y hacer entender su enorme impacto sociológico y económico en la sociedad actual"

🌍⚡ ¿Pudo la sílice desempeñar un papel clave en el origen de la vida? Esta tarde, el profesor Ikerbasque en el @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan Ma. García-Ruiz, impartirá la conferencia: ⚗️“La Tierra que acunó la vida: el papel de la sílice” 📍 Fundación Orotava 🎟️ Entrada gratuita ⏰ 17:30 (Hora local)

El Prof. Juan Manuel García Ruiz @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social del @dipcehu.bsky.social ha sido nombrado Académico Numerario de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de España, adscrito a la sección de Ciencias Naturales. ¡Enhorabuena a este destacado miembro del GE3C!

Check out our latest highlight on @mappingignorance.org ! @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social @iactcsic.bsky.social

🌿 How can science and art deepen our understanding of landscapes and their transformations? Today at @fbiodiversidad.bsky.social , Ikerbasque professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social J.M. García-Ruiz and visual artist H. Garrido explore the “battle of geometries” between natural patterns and human impact.

🎥 New YouTube mini-series based on the recent publication made by Prof. García-Ruiz et al. in @frontiersin.bsky.social in Psychology. This science outreach initiative explains the experimental research behind the study recently published. Watch it here 👇 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

A new study led by Ikerbasque professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social , Prof. García-Ruiz, and published in @frontiersin.bsky.social together with De la Rosa, Delval and Bustelo has just been released. It explores a fascinating question: why are chimpanzees attracted to crystals? 🧵

💫A new study on chimpanzee´s attraction to crystals could help us understand the fascination of our ancestors 💫The study led BY @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social is published today in Frontiers in Psychology and it's on the front page of the digital edition of @nytimes.com tinyurl.com/2m2ubxsw

Plenary lecture at @ge3c-rseqf.bsky.social XXXII Symposium by Ikerbasque Professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social Juan Manuel García-Ruiz explores the role of silica in the early Earth and its influence on the emergence of prebiotic chemistry and protocellular structures. 🗓️ Jan 16 | 📍 Jaca, Spain.

La semana pasada, el Prof. Ikerbasque en el @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan M. García-Ruiz, formó parte del jurado del Festival Internacional de Cine Arqueológico del Bidasoa #FICAB2025, que celebró su 25 aniversario como referente del cine y divulgación arqueológica www.diariovasco.com/bidasoa/irun...

Ikerbasque Professor at the @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz, will deliver today the inaugural lecture of the 2025–26 academic year of the Faculty of Chemistry at the @urv.cat 🗣️ “Protoworlds: The Role of Silica in the Origin of Life” 🕛 12:00 📍 Sescelades Campus, Faculty of Chemistry

🔬 Join Prof. Garcia-Ruiz lab at @dipcehu.bsky.social ! 👩‍🔬 We’re hiring a Scientist Engineer with strong laboratory and analytical skills to join our research team. 📅 1-year contract (possibility of extension) 💶 ~€34 000/year ⏰ APPLY BY TOMORROW!!!! 👉 dipc.ehu.eus/en/dipc/join...

La conferencia inaugural de los Másteres de Ciencias 2025-26 de la @unisevilla.bsky.social será impartida hoy por el profesor Ikerbasque en @dipcehu.bsky.social Juan Manuel García-Ruiz. 🗣️“La Tierra que acunó la vida: El papel de la sílice” 🕛12:00 📍CITIUS - Celestino Mutis www.rasc.es/eventos/acto...

🔴El caldo del origen de la vida se cocina en el @dipcehu.bsky.social El proyecto @protos-erc.bsky.social , liderado por el Prof. Ikerbasque Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, sitúa al DIPC en la investigación de vanguardia sobre los procesos de auto-organización mineral que exploran el origen a la vida.

El Prof. Ikerbasque en el @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, participará junto a Izaskun Jiménez (CAB, CSIC-INTA) y Kepa Ruiz (Biofisika, EHU) en una mesa redonda sobre el Origen de la Vida organizada en el marco del programa Donostia, Zientzia Hiria. 📅 17 oct · 19:00 📍 Museo San Telmo

🌍 The 1st PROTOS publication reveals that protocells and prebiotic molecules formed together under early Earth conditions. 🧪 In the presence of silica, insoluble organics self-assemble into biomorphic poly-HCN microreactors, a planet-wide organic lab. 🧬 Even life-like shapes may form without life.

Regresa 'Donostia, Zientzia Hiria' con un programa de lujo 💫 Mesa Redonda: ¿Qué es la vida y cómo surge? 📡Izaskun Jiménez Serra (CAB, CSIC-INTA) 🧪Juan Manuel García Ruiz (Ikerbasque, DIPC) 🧬Kepa Ruiz Mirazo (Biofisika, EHU) 🗓️ 17/10, 19:00 📍 San Telmo Museoa https://tinyurl.com/mesaorigendelavida

Prof. Bart Kahr from New York University is visiting the @dipcehu.bsky.social , invited by Prof. García-Ruiz. During his stay, he will deliver the lecture: 🧬 Genetic Takeover: My Journey with a Book on the Mineral Origins of Life 📍 DIPC-Seminar Room 🗓️ 22/09/2025 - 12:00 ℹ️ More info 👉 lc.cx/O-4Jwp

🎬 During his Erasmus stay at @dipcehu.bsky.social , Roberto Incerti —an Aerospace Engineering student from the University of Naples and a film enthusiast— shot a short film inspired by Prof. Juan Manuel García-Ruiz’s story "The Crystal and the Rose". Take a look at the making of 👉

📢 Ikerbasque Research Professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz is now on social media!! 👨‍🔬 His lab at DIPC is devoted to frontier research, not only pushing the boundaries of science but also exploring the spaces between disciplines and between science, art and the mind.