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.

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets

The “eternal” ice in Antarctica is melting faster than previously assumed, particularly in West Antarctica more than East Antarctica. The root for this could lie in its formation. Sediment samples…

Microplastics, estrogens & Co

Ship expedition for the first time investigates “new” pollutants in the Indian Ocean. On July 16, 2024, the German research vessel SONNE starts a three-week expedition to previously little-studied regions…

Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents

… at depths of 3,000 meters off Svalbard. Study of the Jøtul hydrothermal field, discovered in 2022, has now been published. Hydrothermal vents can be found around the world at…

Development of young underwater volcanoes off Iceland

METEOR expedition M201 investigates the volcanic history of unusual volcanoes in Iceland’s Vesturdjúp Basin. With around 130 volcanoes, Iceland is the largest volcanic island in the world. Until now, researchers…

Free access to the lunar surface

With MoonIndex, researchers from Constructor University and the National Institute of Astrophysics in Italy have developed an open-source software that for the first time gives scientists access to a free…

Hydrothermal vents on seafloors of ‘ocean worlds’ could support life

UC Santa Cruz team led research using computer simulations based on Earth’s seafloor ecosystems. We’ve all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean…

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