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.

En route to Antarctica on board the Polarstern

TUD geoscientists research in the frozen South. On February 6, 2024, when the German polar research vessel “Polarstern” sets sail from Hobart, Australia, on research cruise PS141, five researchers from…

The limits of weather forecasting

How far into the future can we look? Research study confirms intrinsic limits of weather forecasting and identifies reasons / Forecasts for midlatitude weather could be significantly improved. Weather-related disasters…

Research vessel Polarstern visits Australia for the first time

Embassy reception on board at harbour call in Hobart, Tasmania, between two Antarctic expeditions. She has been travelling in the Arctic and Antarctic in the service of research for over…

Milestone in Climate and Weather Research

Weather and Climate Model ICON published under Open Source License. The scientific and research community in Germany and Switzerland is setting a milestone in climate and weather research: Since January…

Integrated design of Global Ocean Observing System

… essential to monitor climate change. We know that our climate is changing. Extreme weather events are becoming more common, sea levels are rising and overall, our planet is getting…

Cosmic building blocks of life discovered through the electron microscope

For the first time without any chemical treatment, a research team analyses extraterrestrial amino acids and other organic compounds in an English meteorite fall. Meteorites are fragments of asteroids which…

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