A new issue of System Erde "No nuclear waste repository without geoscience" has come out.

An analysis of floods of the past 10,000 years from geoarchives in the Alpine region has shown that warm phases influence frequency of floods.

Joint roadmap by Helmholtz Centres and Fraunhofer institutes identifies fields of action for sustainable heat supply.

Worldwide research effort: more than 73,000 species of trees, 14 per cent more than previously thought. 9,000 of which have yet to be discovered.

Researchers discover new surprising survival strategy of microorganisms at the absolute limit of life.

The GFZ turns 30 - and celebrates virtually at its New Year's reception. Highlights: Awarding of the Rolf Emmermann Medal to Michael M. Watkins and children interviewing guests.

Novel modelling approach helps to understand and manage seismic activities connected with underground work.

Dr. Ilya Bobrovskiy started studying the origins of complex life at GFZ-Potsdam as a Branco Weiss Fellow.

Getting prepared for the EnMAP launch in April 2022. The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMap) is a German hyperspectral satellite mission.

Dr. Mehdi Nikkhoo, Section "Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes", has been granted a Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.