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.

Complex reef structures protect coasts from monster waves

With its huge waves Tahiti has been attracting the world's best surfers since the 1960s. The famous “Teahupo' o”, which can reach up to nine metres in height,…

Atacama Desert – Life under extreme drought conditions

The core region of the Atacama Desert in South America is one of the most arid places on Earth. Sometimes it is raining only once in a decade or even less, the…

Another clue for fast motion of the Hawaiian hotspot 60 to 50 million years ago

The island chain of Hawaii consists of several volcanoes, which are fed by a “hotspot”. In geosciences a “hotspot” refers to a phenomenon of columnar shaped…

How do high-frequency oscillations of tropical cyclones vary across the W North Pacific?

Associate Researcher Shumin CHEN, Professor Weibiao LI and their team, from the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, simulated several…

Geological change confirmed as a factor behind the extensive diversity in tropical rainforests

The tropical rainforests of Central and South America are home to the largest diversity of plants on this planet. Nowhere else are there quite so many…

German nights get brighter — but not everywhere

The nights in the German federal states („Bundesländer”) have been getting brighter and brighter – but not everywhere at the same rate and with one peculiar…

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