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.

The Janus head of the South Asian monsoon

The same phenomenon recurs every year. During the dry season, in winter, burning fossil fuels and biomass in South Asia creates a huge pollution haze: the…

Better model of water under extreme conditions could aid understanding of Earth's mantle

Deep inside the Earth exist pockets of water, but the liquid there isn't like the water on the surface.

Novel method for investigating pore geometry in rocks

Whether or not we realize it, mathematics permeates our lives in countless ways. Sometimes, the role of mathematics is difficult to grasp, but other times it's…

Decades of satellite monitoring reveal Antarctic ice loss

Scientists from the University of Maryland, the University of Leeds and the University of California, San Diego, have reviewed decades of satellite…

More detailed data on thermal conditions of Arctic ground

Understanding the thermal conditions of the ground in the Arctic is of utmost importance in order to assess the effects of climate change on the occurrence of…

Scientists find pre-earthquake activity in central Alaska

Tape and his colleagues found evidence for accelerating activity before a 2016 earthquake in a laterally moving fault zone in central Alaska. The activity…

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