At the Etna volcano, a fibre optic cable was used as a sensor field to record volcanic events using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS).

Susanne Buiter to head the GFZ. The Board of Trustees of the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences appoints Dutch geophysicist as Scientific Executive Director.

Unique sediments provide information about the climatic conditions several thousand years ago and allow insights into the history of human dispersal.

The twin satellites commenced a unique data series: they map the Earth’s gravitational field and provide insights into the global water and ice regime.

Rock properties are hard to measure under extreme pressure. Scientists present a simple solution for a very challenging problem.

Mining regions in transition: Six international partners in the GFZ-coordinated EU project ATLANTIS are investigating the after-use potential of former mining regions for energy storage.

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.

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

The organic molecules found in a Martian meteorite are not of biological origin, but the result of geochemical interactions between water and rock.