A new study uncovers how the double subduction system in the Molucca Sea formed and evolved. Plate motion history and geodynamic modeling reveal the origins of its unusual asymmetric slab geometry. Read more: geosociety.co/Chen_et_al #Geodynamics #Tectonics #GSABulletin Image: Fig 5

Have a look at the TS sessions here: www.egu26.eu/pg/TS

#ecsmonday How do you date brittle #deformation in sedimentary basins? Boschetti et al. (FR) combine U-Pb #calcite dating with #RSCM thermometry to unravel the polyphase tectonic history of the Vocontian Basin at the Alps-Pyrenees junction: doi.org/10.5194/se-17-35-2026 #paperalert #geochronology

📢 ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT 🫣to submit your abstract for #EGU26! 👇 Your next steps? ✔️Your Copernicus.org login details ✔️ An EGU membership (www.egu.eu/0ZFO4P/) ✔️ Your abstract🥳! Submit NOW: www.egu26.eu 📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026, 13.00CET 🎥: Lukas Hörtnagl on #imaggeo

This #webinar session, together with Peter Bijl and Heike Zimmermann, will explore the polar #climate history with views from both poles and perspectives from the distant past in the Paleogene to more recent changes during the last glacial cycle and Holocene. 🔗 Register here: egu.eu/2XIDOJ

Jobs on Friday! Open postdoc position at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in the broad fields of basin analysis, tectonic geomorphology, sedimentary tectonics, detrital geo/thermo-chronology, climate-tectonic interactions, and/or tectonics. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/311...

Did you know that lava dome thickness and eruption duration follow a power-law scaling? Using data from La Soufrière, we explain the mechanism behind this growth with a simple model. A perfect deep dive to start the year! Read more: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...

#ecsmonday Tired of manual #fault interpretation bias? Basa et al. (NO) adopt a #data-driven approach using #DNNs trained on synthetic #seismic to automatically extract 3D fault networks and characterize segment-scale attributes: doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105569 #paperalert #faultinterpretation

Jobs on Friday! The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is seeking applications for a Technical Officer in Geophysics. Location & Expected start date: Based on-site at DIAS' premises in Dublin city centre; March/April 2026 Closing Date: 30 January 2026 www.dias.ie/39489-2/ #geology

#ecsmonday Planning CO2 storage in Denmark? Better understand the salt first! Nielsen et al. (DK) use structural restoration to reveal different timing and mechanisms - from Triassic gravitational gliding to differential loading: doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105609 #paperalert #salttectonics #CCS

Know someone whose work has made significant contributions to the geosciences? Nominate them for a GSA Award!🏅 Nominating a peer, mentor, or colleague is a powerful way to recognize lasting impact, leadership, and service. Submit your nomination by 15 February 2026 at: geosociety.co/AW

EGU-TS Division is now also on Instagram!👀 You can reach our page by scanning the QR code or here at this link: www.instagram.com/egu_ts_divis...

Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ The Department of Geoscience at Aarhus University, Denmark, invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor position. Are especially encourage specialists in the fields of petrology and structural geology. www.earthworks-jobs.com/jobpost/aarh...

“There is no geology here – just dirt!” or “It’s only a large sandbox.” are two common narratives about the geology of Berlin. But is that true? Is there really nothing interesting to see for a geologist in the German capital?🧐 The last blog of the year is online: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...

#ecsmonday on BS #30 Ran et al. (CN) use detrital zircon #geochronology to constrain the timing and nature of the Amdo–southern Qiangtang collision in the #Tibetan Plateau. What do sediment sources and age spectra reveal about when and how these terranes came together? doi.org/10.1029/2025TC008967

Can ancient stories record volcanic activity? 🌍🔥 Our new blog explores Aboriginal oral traditions and the Newer Volcanics of SE Australia. Read more 🔗 blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...

Jobs on Friday! The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Structural Geology or Tectonics, beginning in the Fall semester of 2026. eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #geology

⏰ Today! We’re hosting the first episode of TectoTalks, our new series of short, informal events showcasing exciting tectonics research. Join us at 12:00 CET with R. Jolivet & C. Faccenna discussing topography, uplift & deformation. 🔗 Register here: msteams.link/6NA3

#ecsmonday on BS #29 2018 Mw 5.0 Fleri earthquake on #Etna wasn't the first! Check out #paleoseismological and #morphotectonic investigations by Tringali et al. (IT) revealing #historical events and accelerating throw rates: doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1473-2025 #paperalert #activefaults #MtEtna

#ecsmonday on BS #28 Susin et al. (IE) fuse borehole #petrophysics with #seismic reprocessing to sharpen images of the buried Irish Zn-Pb #orefield. Can this #workflow highlight structures that guide smarter exploration targeting? doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1453-2025 #paperalert #seismicimaging #Zn-Pb

⏰ Today is the day! Don't forget to submit your abstract by 13:00 (CET) to apply for financial support to attend #EGU26. Learn more here: egu.eu/5AKEKI

⏰ Reminder! The deadline to submit your abstract and apply for financial support for #EGU26 is 1 December 2025! 💰 If you need help covering the costs of attending, #EGU offers three participation support schemes to make joining the meeting easier. 👉 Details here: egu.eu/5AKEKI

Jobs on Friday! Postdoctoral position with a Research contract on the project: Multi-step Reconstruction of the Po Plain Plio-Pleistocene tectono-sedimentary evolution (RePop), hosted at INGV of Rome (Italy). amministrazione-trasparente.ingv.it/web/traspare... Deadline: 05/12/2025 #geology

Looking for gift ideas for the geologist in your life? 🎁 From classics to quirky gems (and even free picks), we’ve put together a guide to make gifting easy. You might end up adding a few things to your own wishlist… Read more: tinyurl.com/gift-guide-f...

#ecsmonday on BS #27 Can digging down a #valley trigger deep crust dynamics? What role do #plateau height, #crustal thickness and #erosion rate play?  Check out numerical #simulations by Geffroy et al. (FR/DE): doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1289-2025 #paperalert #crustaldeformation #exhumation

💰 Do you need #financial #support to attend #EGU26? #EGU is here to ease your participation! Submit your abstract by 1 December 2025 and get support through one of our three participation support schemes for #EGU26! 👉 Learn more here: egu.eu/5AKEKI 📸: Jerome Mayaud on imaggeo.egu.eu

🏳️‍🌈 Join the EGU webinar “LGBT+ Equality: Tools & Techniques for Influencing Change” to learn practical strategies for communication, advocacy & inclusion. Info and registration link here: www.egu.eu/webinars/613... Speakers: Sara T. Proietti, Mike Prior-Jones, Jaz Millar

🚀 We’re launching TectoTalks, a new series of short, informal online events to highlight exciting tectonics research. Join us for the first TectoTalk on Dec 10th at 12:00 CET 📅 🎤 With R. Jolivet & C. Faccenna on topography, uplift & deformation. Registration link 🔗: msteams.link/6NA3

Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ Post-Doc opportunity in Mineral Resources at the University of Montpellier (France) More information is available at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/389100 Application deadline: 19th of December 2025 Please send any enquiries to [email protected] #geology

Ever wonder what the ancient geological periods of the other planets look like? Read how planetary scientists chart deep time across the Solar System in this new #EGUblog. 🔗 tinyurl.com/TimescalesOf...

#ecsmonday on BS #26 Casiraghi et al. (IT) present an integrated #workflow for parametrising fracture-network geometry from #digital #outcrop #models. Can this bridge the gap between outcrop data and 3-D subsurface fracture models? doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1351-2025 #paperalert #structuralgeology

Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ The Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks applicants at the Assistant Professor level with expertise in critical minerals and economic geology. Deadline: 11:59 pm on December 8, 2025. Questions to [email protected] jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 TS Division Awardees! We are delighted to celebrate this year’s EGU Tectonics and Structural Geology Division awardees: 🏅 Marie Tharp Medal: Christian Teyssier 🌟 Outstanding ESC Award: Luca Dal Zilio Join us in congratulating them!

#EGU are very pleased to announce the 52 recipients of the 2026 Union #Medals and #Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards. Winners are honoured for their important contributions to Earth, planetary and space sciences: https://www.egu.eu/5SIDGO/

#ecsmonday on BS #24 #Digital vs #manual #mapping of #Hiatus. What is better? What do you prefer? Check out the arguments by Berta Vilacís (ES) et al.: doi.org/10.1016/j.js... #paperalert #structuralgeology #subsurface #tectonicdevelopment

#ecsmonday on BS #24 Guo et al. (US/ES/CZ) inverted the full #stress tensor from induced #microseismicity in a CO2 sequestration area. How well do these tiny events reveal hidden stresses? Do inferred fault-activation pressures match the #injection pressure? doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1121-2025

Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ The University of Wyoming is hiring for an Assistant Professor position (tenure track) in Structural Geology and/or Tectonics. Review of applications will begin on 1/5/2026. eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #geology #structuralgeology #earthsciencejob

#ecsmonday on BS #23 Luppiono et al. (IT) reconstructed the pre-eruption #fracture field by historical photos and used FEM modelling to understand the importance of pre-existing #structures on the 1947 #Etna #eruption. Check out their take-homes for #dike #propagation: doi.org/10.1016/j.js...

The LOUPE, #EGU #Newsletter, for October is now live! Stay updated on all EGU events, activities and most important upcoming application deadlines– all in one place! Check it out: egu.eu/1XRSW9 Are you an EGU member and haven't received the Union’s email newsletter? Subscribe here: egu.eu/0C4R1R

Planning to join #EGU26 but need financial assistance? EGU’s support schemes can help you - just make sure to submit your abstract by 1 December 2025! Details here 👇 egu.eu/5AKEKI

Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Structural Geology or Tectonics, beginning in the Fall semester of 2026. eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #geology

Allert⚠️ The TS Division is proud to announce that Giulio Viola, active EGU member, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Tectonics (AGU). His 4-year term starts in Jan 2026, strengthening EGU–AGU ties and promoting inclusive, rigorous, and collaborative Earth science #tectonics #structuralgeology

#ecsmonday on BS #22 A series of new #experiments is conducted by Natalia Nevskaya (CH/US) to understand the #nucleation of #polymineralic #shearzones and shows weak behavior due to the activation of diss–precip. #creep: se.copernicus.org/articles/16/... and se.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ The School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida in Tampa, USA, is seeking a new faculty member in Structural Geology at the Assistant Professor level. fa-ewkd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... For further information: Dr Germa ([email protected])

What makes some rocks better than others at safely containing radioactive waste for millennia? 🧭 @ritabrata.bsky.social spoke with Dr. Isabel Ashman (GeoSafe consortium-Uni Liverpool) about how geological structures shape the future of nuclear waste disposal. Read the Q&A here 👉 tinyurl.com/mr275mu7

#ecsmonday on BS #21 M. Westgate et al. (ZA/SE) refined #crustalarchitecture and major #tectonic boundaries across the Kheis Province in ZA using a multimethod #seismic analysis. How deep can they see? Which model do they support? Which #evidence is lost? doi.org/10.5194/se-1... #paperalert

Jobs on Friday! The University of Wyoming is hiring an Assistant Professor of Geophysics. The successful candidate will have access to the UW Near-Surface Geophysics Instrument Center. Questions to [email protected] or [email protected] eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #geology

Faults or fractures — what’s the difference? 🤔 Even experienced geologists can mix them up! Understanding these structures is key for engineering, exploration, and groundwater studies. Learn more in our latest EGU TS post by @nkodiahardy.bsky.social 👇 blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...

A. Canari et al. (ES) conduct research to provide valuable insights into the early dynamics of an evolving #transtensional #fault system in the #MediterraneanSea, which can have a great impact on coastal cities and population: doi.org/10.1029/2024... #paperalert #summerholidays #earthquake

Are you an #ECS looking for creative and engaging ways to #communicate your message? This #workshop is for you! 🎨Graphic Design for Geoscience on Digital Platforms: An Introduction 📆14 Oct 2025 14:00 CEST 🖱️Register here: egu.eu/86A3SQ Learn more here: egu.eu/3ZJMQ2 📸: Hans Volkert on #imaggeo