Archive of the iron/oxygen cycle: This black shale from the Late Devonian, a period within the Paleozoic, is a form of sedimentary rock that reflects paleo-environmental conditions.

More iron on the seafloor means less oxygen in the ocean and atmosphere – or at least, that has long been a common assumption in the...

Jana Sillmann is the new Co-Chair of the General Assembly of Future Earth. In cooperation with Kristie Ebi, she leads from now on the responsibilities of the Future Earth General Assembly. Future Earth is a global network of scientists, researchers, and innovators collaborating for a more sustainable planet.

The Future...

The planned Einstein Telescope is set to become the world's most advanced gravitational-wave observatory. To measure tiny ripples in spacetime, local seismic noise must be perfectly understood and filtered out. This is where the expertise of our institute comes in: Prof. Dr. Céline Hadziioannou and Prof. Dr. Conny Hammer...

On July 8, starting at 11 a.m., a livestream featuring science communicator Sofia Kats will be broadcast from Himmelmoor.
Students Robin Totzek and Yuqing Zhao will be featured during their measurement campaign.

https://www.twitch.tv/sofia_kats

Climate economists have long faced a choice: weigh today's mitigation costs against tomorrow's quantified economic damages, or fix a precautionary temperature target and minimise the cost of meeting it, leaving those damages unquantified. A new study by Vito Avakumović, a recent PhD graduate at FNK, and Benjamin Blanz, a...

On Tuesday, July 7, Mathilde and Tamatoa participated in a workshop. The TE MOANA project brought researchers together for a workshop focused on environmental changes in the Pacific during the era of French nuclear testing, the associated perceptions, and the lasting impacts these changes have had to this day.

Designed as a...