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.

Thinning ice sheets may drive sharp rise in subglacial waters

A new theory shows how water underneath glaciers may surge — creating a dangerous feedback cycle. Two Georgia Tech researchers, Alex Robel and Shi Joyce Sim, have collaborated on a…

From aerial photograph to precise snow depth

SLF researchers have been mapping snow depths in detail over a large area. The new technique yields important basic data. You don’t always need a laser – sometimes a camera…

Blue Carbon: Creating Forest Inventories with Drones and Artificial Intelligence

Using drone imagery and artificial intelligence (AI), scientists from the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen have developed a method that delineates each tree in a forest,…

Hy­dro­thermal sys­tems in dif­fer­ent wa­ter depths

Re­search cruise with the MET­EOR starts. Ex­ped­i­tion in­vest­ig­ates hy­dro­thermal sys­tems in dif­fer­ent wa­ter depths for the first time. Deep-sea hydrothermal vents, also often called black smokers because of their characteristic…

Space weather and satellite security

Graz University of Technology and University of Graz supply new forecasting service for the ESA’s Space Safety Programme. The effects of solar storms on the Earth’s atmosphere can cause satellites…

Scientists crack the code of what causes diamonds to erupt

New research could spark future diamond discoveries. An international team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has discovered that the breakup of tectonic plates is the main driving…

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