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.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden was the first botanic garden in the UK to grow this endangered tree species. It is distributed in at least 372 botanic gardens globally.

Botanic Gardens Unite to Protect Endangered Wild Plants

A major study of botanic gardens around the world has revealed their struggles with one fundamental aim: to safeguard the world’s most threatened plants from extinction. Researchers analysed a century’s…

Satellite imagery showing vegetation loss due to multi-year droughts

Why Global Droughts Tied to Climate Change Have Left Us Feeling Under the Weather

A study led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL shows that there has been a worrying increase in the number of long droughts over…

Foraminifera absorbing phosphate from ocean water to reduce pollution

Single-Celled Heroes: Foraminifera’s Power to Combat Ocean Phosphate Pollution

So-called foraminifera are found in all the world’s oceans. Now an international study led by the University of Hamburg has shown that the microorganisms, most of which bear shells, absorb…

Private wells serving as emergency water sources to enhance disaster resilience during crises.

A Job Well Done: How Hiroshima’s Groundwater Strategy Helped Manage Floods

Groundwater and multilevel cooperation in recovery efforts mitigated water crisis after flooding. Converting Disasters into Opportunities Society is often vulnerable to disasters, but how humans manage during and after can…

Deep-sea sediment core highlighting microbial carbonate formation at methane seeps.

How Microbial Life Shapes Lime Formation in the Deep Ocean

Microorganisms are everywhere and have been influencing the Earth’s environment for over 3.5 billion years. Researchers from Germany, Austria and Taiwan have now deciphered the role they play in the…

Visualization of declining Arctic sea ice and pressure ridges, highlighting environmental and ecosystem impacts.

Melting Ice, Shifting Ecosystems: The Pressure Ridge Decline Explained

Analysis of three decades of aerial survey data reveals major changes In the Arctic, the old, multiyear ice is increasingly melting, dramatically reducing the frequency and size of pressure ridges….

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