Publications

From Early Earth Biogeodynamics to Exoplanet Geoastronomy

By offering a mixture of personal history with scientific vignette, this Geochemical Perspectives issue, by Stephen J. Mojzsis, explores the problems and potentials we face in understanding how life began on our planet with particular focus on plausible surface conditions in the Hadean eon. Discussion and debate over how, when, where (and even why) life emerged on our planet is used as a springboard for using geochemical principles to make sense of astrophysical phenomena.

Geochemical Perspectives is an open access EAG publication created for the community. 31 issues have now been published and present a valuable resource to all scientists in geochemistry and related fields. EAG members Geochemical Perspectives in print.

Outreach

2026 Distinguished Lecture Tour

As part of the 2026 EAG Distinguished Lecture Program, Liane Benning (GFZ Potsdam, Germany), presents lectures in Hungary, Romania and Poland. On 16 & 17 June, she will travel to Wroclaw and Krakow in Poland on 16 & 17 June. Lecture: The big melt: how microbes, minerals and ions change our planet today and in future warmer climates.