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.

Lagoons as carbon reservoirs

High concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere and the associated global warming are making us more and more aware of how imperative it is to preserve the carbon…

Shrinking of Greenland's glaciers began accelerating in 2000, research finds

Satellite data has given scientists clues about how, when and why Greenland's glaciers are shrinking – and shows a sharp increase in glacial retreat beginning…

One-third of recent global methane increase comes from tropical Africa

“One of the suggestions for the continued rise in atmospheric methane, based on ground-based data, is that tropical sources have increased,” says Mark Lunt, an…

The Antarctic: study from Kiel provides data about the structure of the icy continent

The Antarctic is one of the parts of earth that we know the least about. Due to the massive ice shield, the collection of geophysical information on site is…

Could we cool the Earth with an ice-free Arctic?

Scientists estimate that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean will be largely gone within a generation. This is bad news for the world, as ice and snow reflect a…

The Arctic atmosphere – a gathering place for dust?

RV Polarstern (86°N,121°E). The atmosphere of the central Arctic is polluted with fine dust from Siberia and North America. This was the result of a…

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