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On September 30, 2026 (Wednesday) from 12 to 1 p.m. in Room 203 of the Geological Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, a seminar will be held on the topic: "The impact of volcanic super-eruptions on marine plankton: examples from the Eocene–Oligocene transition on the island of Limnos, Greece" Lecturer: Prof. Kristalina Stoykova, D.Sc. Although numerous studies have examined the climati ...

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr Irena Peicheva is this year’s recipient of the ‘Bohuslav Cambel’ Medal. The Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences presents the Bohuslav Cambel Medal in an effort to appreciate: Outstanding scientific contributions to research in geosciences Promotion of development of geosciences at the Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Scienc ...

As part of palaeoseismological studies under the project ‘Determination of parameters of seismogenic faults using a combined methodology in slow-deforming terrains in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria’, carried out as part of the bilateral cooperation between the Geological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Czech Academy of Sciences, the internacional team discovered postglacial ...

No vision, but with potential What strategic raw materials does Bulgaria have? Raw materials have been the foundation of human civilisation from ancient times to the present day. The availability, extraction and processing of raw materials necessary for the economy, industrial and social development provide a strategic advantage to the country that exploits them. The development of modern technolo ...

The Governing Council of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has launched a selection process for the post of Director of the ‘Strashimir Dimitrov’ Geological Institute. Text of the announcement.