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.

New study could help pinpoint hidden helium gas fields

– and avert a global supply crisis. Helium – essential for many medical and industrial processes – is in critically short supply worldwide. Production is also associated with significant carbon…

Satellites observe speed-up of Glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula

Glaciers – giant blocks of moving ice – along Antarctica’s coastline are flowing faster in the summer because of a combination of melting snow and warmer ocean waters, say researchers. …

Bouncing seismic waves reveal distinct layer in Earth’s inner core

Data captured from seismic waves caused by earthquakes has shed new light on the deepest parts of Earth’s inner core, according to seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU). By…

New cloud research project launched

… at the German Antarctic station Neumayer-III. Over the next 12 months, the vertical distribution of aerosol particles and clouds in the atmosphere above the German Neumayer III station of…

New technology revolutionizes the analysis of old ice

Thanks to a new method developed by researchers at the University of Bern and Empa, greenhouse gas concentrations in 1.5 million year old ice can be measured even more accurately….

Climate change could cause mass exodus of tropical plankton

The tropical oceans are home to the most diverse plankton populations on Earth, where they form the base of marine food chains. Modern plankton biodiversity in the tropics is a…

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