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This September, the extent of Arctic sea ice shrank to roughly 4.7 million square kilometres, as was determined by researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, the University of Bremen and Universität Hamburg. Though slightly larger than last year, the ...

Over the next five years, nine research centres of the Helmholtz Association will collaborate to create a flexible, mobile measuring system for Earth observation: MOSES – Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems. Researchers will use this system to ...

Stormy, rough and very cold: These characteristics of the Labrador Sea may initially seem rather uncomfortable, but they are of particular importance for the oxygen distribution in the ocean. An international research team, with the participation of the ...

In Germany, 3 million tons of packaging waste is produced annually. How can high value secondary raw materials be recovered from this waste? Is it possible to produce new packaging materials from used packaging? These questions are addressed in a new ...

New BIO-C3 movie out now!

The expedition SO253 takes the RV SONNE into the middle of the collision zone of two large tectonic plates. Here, the Pacific plate subducts under the Australian continental plate. At this intersection of the plates, a chain of volcanoes formed many ...

An international report, prepared with input from researchers at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam and the Future Ocean Cluster Of Excellence in Kiel, offers a detailed analysis of four Sustainable Development Goals and ...

Join the global learner community that will be part of this Massive Open Online Course starting soon. We, a group of ocean scientists from natural sciences, law, economics and philosophy, will share with you our insights, providing an integrated view of ...

Become a Green Talent and promote your sustainability research in Germany Become part of an exclusive network of excellent young researchers Enjoy a two-week visit to German sustainability hot spots, individual appointments with experts and a fully ...

Mining in the deep sea is technically very challenging and at present not economically feasible. However, deposits in coastal areas beneath the shallow, more accessible continental shelf could help to meet the growing demand for mineral resources. This is ...

In order to provide an effective fire-fighting capability for major fires of fuels and solvents, for example at airports, inland ports, refineries or industrial storage facilities, the utilization of foam fire-extinguishing agents with perfluorinated and ...

The rapid climate changes in the Arctic are no longer just the domain of scientists. The shrinking sea ice and collapsing permafrost coasts are now also becoming topics on the agenda of international politics and industry. To be able to offer direct ...

What is a simple way to upgrade wastewater stabilisation pond systems in Africa so that the water can be reused for animal fodder production? Under the direction of Technische Universität Darmstadt, the joint project EPoNa – upgrading wastewater ponds to ...

Application-focused book with the findings of international research on sustainable land management presented at the global Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).