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.

Stronger overturning circulation in the Pacific during the last glacial period

Data from fossil corals points to changed circulation of ocean currents – an important finding for climate models. Located between Australia and New Zealand, the Tasman Sea is an important…

Thawing Permafrost is Shaping the Global Climate

A new publication and interactive map summarise the current state of knowledge on the risks posed by permafrost soils – and call for decisive action. How is climate change affecting…

Polarstern Expedition to the Arctic Ice

Research icebreaker departs for a process study in the marginal ice zone north of Svalbard and glacier research off Greenland. Today, the research vessel Polarstern will depart on a seven-week-long…

Defects in quartz crystal structure reveal the origin of dust

University of Tübingen research team uses properties of quartz in sediments to study sedi-mentary cycles and climate dynamics. Global warming and a progressively drier climate in many parts of the…

The Earth moves far under our feet

A new study shows the inner core oscillates. USC Dornsife scientists identify a six-year cycle of super- and sub-rotation that affected the length of a day based on their analysis…

Getting to the bottom of glaciers

Eichstätt geographers survey mountainscape to come to light as glaciers melt away. How thick is the remaining layer of glacial ice in the Alps? And what is going on underneath…

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