River beds that can shift naturally are more efficient carbon sinks than straightened rivers.

Dr. Elizaveta Kovaleva from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, has joined the GFZ “Interface Geochemistry” Section 3.5 as a senior Humboldt Research Fellow. Welcome!

With the new scientific drilling project STAR in the Italian Apennines, GFZ researchers are on the trail of the causes of special earthquakes.

How conductive ice is formed at several thousand degrees and millions of times atmospheric pressure.

Sagar Masuti is a new postdoctoral Humboldt research fellow in the section "Geomechanics and Scientific Drilling". His focus: the creep of crustal and mantle rocks.

Lava flow reaches the sea, numerous earthquakes shake the islands - GFZ sends team to collect more data.

The analysis of a flood disaster in the Himalaya may help establish an early warning system for flash floods.

This year’s Humboldt Research Award honors Professor Dr. Gregory Beroza from Stanford University. The award allows to invite the top researcher for a research stay at GFZ.

American Geophysical Union honors Niels Hovius und Onno Oncken. The Fellowship recognizes exceptional scientific contributions in the fields of Earth and space science.

Dr Hella Wittmann-Oelze was awarded the Eugen-Seibold-Medal. With this medal, the DGGV honours extraordinary scientific achievements in the field of geosciences.