Research

The impact of land plants on Earth’s climate and oxygenation state

Isotopes, Oxygen, Plants, Research
The impact of land plants on Earth’s climate and oxygenation state

The Cambrian explosion of animal life

Oxygen, Research
The Cambrian explosion of animal life

Tracking ancient ocean chemistry in the field

Molybdenum, Novel Methods, Oxygen, Research
Tracking ancient ocean chemistry in the field

What regulates O2 on Earth?

Earth System Models, Isotopes, Oxygen, Research
What regulates O2 on Earth?

Ancient ocean analogues

Lake Cadagno, Modern analogue environments, Molybdenum, Oxygen, Research
Ancient ocean analogues

Laser based carbon spectroscopy

Isotopes, Novel Methods, Research
Laser based carbon spectroscopy

Molybdenum reduction in nature

Isotopes, Oxygen, Research
Molybdenum reduction in nature

Mass extinction by sulfide suffocation

Mass extinctions, Oxygen, Research
Mass extinction by sulfide suffocation

Oxygenation of the Earth’s oceans

Isotopes, Oxygen, Plants, Research
Oxygenation of the Earth’s oceans

"The past is key to the present"
Geobiology is a scientific research field that explores the interactions between the physical Earth and the biosphere. We study to what extent the physical conditions at the Earth's surface are governed by biotic and abiotic processes.

Earth science courses

Courses taught at University of Copenhagen

Engaging with public media

Communication cutting-edge science to the public

Climate Change

What can history tell us about Earth's climate

Geobiology Laboratory

Instrumentation and tools that we use

Job opportunities

We help dedicated researchers who can attract their own funding

Creative thinking

We are developing geochemical proxies

Mechanistic understanding

We are developing process-driven models

Interdisciplinary research

We are bridging traditional scientific disciplines

Find out more about our research

How does the biosphere change the Earth’s surface environment?

How does the biosphere impact the composition of Earth's atmosphere and oceans?

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