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.
Laser-based ice-core sampling for studying climate change
Researchers led by Yuko Motizuki from the Astro-Glaciology Laboratory at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan have developed a new laser-based sampling system for studying the composition of ice cores…
Sustainable lithium for many decades
KIT researchers see long-term perspective for lithium extraction at geothermal plants. On the way towards climate neutrality, Europe will need large amounts of lithium for battery storage systems. So far,…
Making arctic field geology accessible by digitizing outcrops
The Svalbox Digital Model Database (DMDb) just made its formal debut into the scientific community in a new article published in the journal Geosphere. The Svalbard archipelago, located north of…
Helicopter-based observations uncover warm ocean flows
… toward Totten Ice Shelf in Southeast Antarctica. An international team of scientists has successfully conducted large-scale helicopter-based observations along the coast of East Antarctica and has identified pathways through…
Between outer space and Antarctica
Miniature robots to carry out research below the ice. The DLR project line TRIPLE enters its second phase / Joint Project TRIPLE-nanoAUV 2 coordinated by MARUM. The project line TRIPLE,…
Bursting air bubbles may play a key role in how glacier ice melts
Oregon State University research has uncovered a possible clue as to why glaciers that terminate at the sea are retreating at unprecedented rates: the bursting of tiny, pressurized bubbles in…
