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.

Arctic mercury levels drop during the depths of the winter

First-ever measurements of total mercury levels in the polar night uncovered a 33 per cent drop compared to summer levels. Over the last decade, researchers have learned a lot about…

New hydrothermal field discovered by MARUM expedition

Hot springs occur worldwide at spreading ridges of the Earth’s plates. On the 500 kilometer long Knipovich Ridge, located between Greenland and Spitsbergen, hydrothermal vents were previously unknown. During the…

Risk of volcano catastrophe ‘a roll of the dice’

The world is “woefully underprepared” for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food, according to experts from the University of Cambridge’s Centre…

Compound extreme events stress the oceans

It’s not just the land that is groaning under the heat – the ocean is also suffering from heatwaves. In the Mediterranean Sea along the Italian and Spanish coasts, for…

Landslides increasingly threaten the world’s urban poor

In a comment recently published in “Nature”, Dr. Ugur Öztürk and his colleagues at the University of Potsdam, the University of Bristol and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research…

Time capsules from the early days of the Earth

International team of geoscientists led by University of Jena drills the oldest well-preserved sedimentary rocks on our planet in South Africa. An international team of scientists led by Prof. Christoph…

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