We are living in a time when ensuring energy security, reducing the risks posed by geological hazards, adapting to climate change and exploring critical raw materials give the Earth sciences greater importance than perhaps ever before. These challenges also bring enormous opportunities and responsibilities for our field. Over the past few days, our institute... Details >

On 6 October 2026, the HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science hosted the EUROBIG Leadership and Career Development Forum
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Jánosi Dániel, Herein Mátyás
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Geophys. J. Int. (2026) 247, 1–18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggag390

The receiver installed at the Tihany Geophysical Observatory of HUN-REN EPSS can track signals from the Russian GLONASS system in addition to those of the American GPS satellites. Following an upgrade planned for spring, it will also receive signals from the European Galileo and the Chinese BeiDou satellites. HUN-REN EPSS uses the data for crustal movement... Details >

We recently hosted the 12th VERSIM Workshop in Sopron, Hungary. Among the participants was Mark Clilverd of the British Antarctic Survey , who studies space weather from one of the coldest places on Earth. We took the opportunity to talk with him about fieldwork on the ice, the VERSIM research community, Hungary’s role in the field and his next trip to... Details >

Eszter Békési, Kristóf Porkoláb, László Lenkey
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Geothermal Energy (2026)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-026-00410-8

2026. szeptember 18-án a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Székházában rendezték meg az Nemzetközi Geodéziai és Geofizikai Uniót Éghajlat- és Környezetváltozási Bizottságának „Európai és globális erdőtüzek: A földtudományi perspektíva az okoktól a hatásokig” című tudományos szimpóziumát. A rendezvény az erdőtüzek kialakulásának, környezeti hatásainak... Details >

K. Sebe, Á. Novothny, G. Surányi, B. Varga, L. Fodor, and G. Csillag
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Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (2026): 1–22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.70051

Eszter Békési, Gábor Tari, Márta Berkesi, Orsolya Gelencsér, Laura Horváth, Gábor Kovács, Zoltán Mayer, Kristóf Porkoláb, Tamás Spránitz, Csilla Szárnya, Orsolya Sztanó
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Földtani Közlöny
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23928/foldt.kozl.2026.156.2.175

Mátyás Herein, Lukács Kuslits, Dániel Jánosi
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Sci Rep 16, 18981 (2026).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-48443-0