Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences (also referred to as Geosciences), which deals with basic issues surrounding our planet, plays a vital role in the area of energy and raw materials supply.

Earth Sciences comprises subjects such as geology, geography, geological informatics, paleontology, mineralogy, petrography, crystallography, geophysics, geodesy, glaciology, cartography, photogrammetry, meteorology and seismology, early-warning systems, earthquake research and polar research.

Oldest European lake reveals its secrets

In 2013, the international research team with LIAG participation began its investigations on Lake Ohrid between Macedonia and Albania. Researchers from various…

Reconstructing Anak Krakatau flank collapse that caused Dec. 2018 Indonesian tsunami

A new study published in Geology presents the detailed observation of a tsunami-generating volcano collapse by remote sensing. The paper by Rebecca Williams of…

An Ice Age savannah corridor let large mammals spread across Southeast Asia

New research from the University of Tübingen indicates that the Thai-Malay Peninsula – where parts of Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand are located – was at least…

Boreal forest fires could release deep soil carbon

Canada's Northwest Territories were scorched by record-breaking wildfires in 2014. The team of researchers from the United States and Canada took soil samples…

Origin of massive methane reservoir identified

“Identifying an abiotic source of deep-sea methane has been a problem that we've been wrestling with for many years,” says Jeffrey Seewald a senior scientist…

New study offers roadmap for detecting changes in the ocean due to climate change

Sea temperature and ocean acidification have climbed during the last three decades to levels beyond what is expected due to natural variation alone, a new…

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