28.08.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Chinese-German expedition in the South China Sea investigates impact of megaciti On September 1, 2018, a ship-based research cruise starts from Guangzhou down the Pearl River to the coastal areas of the South China Sea. As part of the joint German-Chinese project MEGAPOL (short for Megacity's fingerprint in Chinese marginal seas: ... continue
01.08.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Project CHASE: How does the warming Arctic Ocean effect marine organis As the Arctic Ocean warms, marine organisms move pole-wards and experience different day-lengths. Project CHASE will determine effects on their biology and the ‘ticking’ of biological clocks. continue
05.07.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Icy polar seas are centres of species formation for marine fishes Warm tropical coastal seas are home to up to 1,000 times more species of fish than the cold polar seas. The decline in the number of species from the tropics to the poles has been known in biodiversity research for a long time and is explained in most ... continue
03.07.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability UK and Germany combine forces to fund crucial Arctic science For the first time, the UK and Germany have joined forces to investigate the impact of climate change on the Arctic Ocean. continue
22.06.2018News BAM research project aims to more accurately detect microplastics in the water A new joint research project headed by the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) wants to find out how microplastics end up in the water. The project aims to optimise representative water and wastewater sampling procedures. ... continue
14.06.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Antarctica ramps up sea level rise Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3.0 mm) coming in the last five years alone. continue
12.06.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Second International Baltic Earth Conference 130 Scientists meet in Helsingør, Denmark for the Second International Baltic Earth Conference. The Baltic Earth network strives to achieve an improved Earth System understanding of the Baltic Sea region as the basis for science-based management ... continue
11.06.2018 Geosciences Resource efficiency Andes - Laboratory for Natural Hazards Urban agglomerations are growing rapidly worldwide and new megalopolises are emerging. The dense settlement structures with sometimes millions of people are particularly vulnerable to natural hazards. In the RIESGOS project (Spanish: risks), the Earth ... continue
25.05.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Expedition with RV SONNE: Ecological impacts of deep-sea mining Expedition MANGAN 2018 is the ninth cruise of the BGR to the German license area for the exploration of manganese nodules. continue
23.05.2018 Geosciences GRACE Follow-On successfully started The German-American satellite mission, GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On), was successfully launched. On 22 May at 21:47 hours (CEST) the two satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg Air Force ... continue
09.05.2018 Geosciences Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission With the German-American satellite mission GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On), the measurement of the Earth's gravity field and its temporal change will enter “extra time”. Between the years 2002 and 2017, the predecessor ... continue
02.05.2018 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability Effects of Munitions in the Seas only partially known More than 70 years after the end of the Second World War, countless pieces of ammunition from this time are still lying – and corroding – in all oceans. Once the casings are damaged, the explosives can release toxic substances into the seawater. A ... continue
26.04.2018 Climate Climate change intensifies droughts in Europe - UFZ researchers model the effect Global warming will exacerbate soil droughts in Europe - droughts will last longer, affect greater areas, and have an impact on more people. If the earth warms by three degrees Celsius, extreme events - such as the drought which struck large parts of ... continue
17.04.2018 Energy Germany's offer for a cooperation on renewable energies in Ghana takes off The Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany, (BMBF) and WASCAL have organized a one-day stakeholders workshop to share views, experiences and ideas on how renewable energies can be used to contribute to the development and implementation of ... continue
11.04.2018News Submission period for sustainability research award now open Become a Green Talent, promote your research in Germany and benefit from an exclusive network of excellent green researchers. continue