The Institute of Geophysics is a public research institution whose mission is to conduct fundamental and applied research in the Earth sciences, to maintain a network of Earth observation facilities, and to engage in education and informing the public on scientific issues of high societal importance.
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Science Fair 2026
The Science Fair is the largest popular science event organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences since 2015. The 2026 edition took place at the PVA Expo Prague Letňany exhibition center from Thursday, June 4, to Saturday, June 6, 2026. Admission was free of charge....
Opening of the Exhibition, May 6 — Dagmar Šubrtová: One as Everything
We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition by Dagmar Šubrtová — sculptor, painter, and curator — One as Everything, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 5:00 PM in the lecture hall of the Institute of Geophysics. In her paintings, the artist focuses on places...
Climate change in High Mountain Asia
The Himalayas is a global hotspot for landsliding that is also highly sensitive to the effects of anthropogenic climate change. Shifting patterns of precipitation and temperature are amplified in high mountain regions like nowhere else on Earth, as glaciers retreat...
When Water Boils and Freezes at the Same Time: A Recipe for Strange Icy Landscapes in the Solar System
When you put puff dough in the oven, the water inside turns into steam, which breathes through its greased layers and creates a delicate, flaky structure. On icy bodies across the Solar System, a somewhat similar process—though without butter and under extremely low...