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Simon Schneider and Yannick Garcin. Photo: Corinna Kallich

The Mystery of the Rainforest – Geoscientists show that humans were already shaping the central African landscape 2,600 years ago

Fields, roads, and towns but also forests planted in neat rows, and dead-straight rivers: people shape nature to better suit their purposes. The fact …
Flechten und Moose auf Bäumen (Foto: Hartmut Thiel)

Unscheinbar und doch wichtig – Flechten und Moose tragen zum globalen Wasserkreislauf bei

Flechten und Moose sind eher unscheinbare Gewächse. Sie wachsen auf Felsen, Mauern oder Baumstämmen. Forscher der Universität Potsdam, des …

Im Sommer an der Uni

Von Zeitgeschichte und sozialem Engagement über Aufklärungsforschung und Erdwissenschaften bis zu den elektronischen Anforderungen an selbstfahrende …
Historic water mills by the Karun River in Iran, where water power has been used for over 2,500 years. Photo: Axel Bronstert.

Essential for Life and yet not available everywhere - Prof. Dr. Axel Bronstert coordinates a sub-project on water resources management

Households in Germany consume about 120 liters of water per capita, per day. Furthermore, industry, power plant cooling and agricultural irrigation …

Geoscientists Solve the Riddle of the “Rainforest Crisis” – Humans Changed the Ecosystems of Central Africa More Than 2,600 Years Ago

Fields, streets and cities, but also forests planted in rank and file, and dead straight rivers: humans shape nature to better suit their purposes, …
Diskussion am Kalderarand des Mount Longonot. Foto: Henry Wichura.

Underway in Kenia – February, 15: “Oloonong’ot – mountain of many ridges

Geoscientists on an Excursion in the East African Rift System

February, 15th Today we want to study one of the largest caldera volcanoes of the Kenya Rift - Mount Longonot at an elevation of about 2560 m. …
Landschaft in Kenia mit einem Berg.

Unterwegs in Kenia – Geowissenschaftliche Exkursion in das Ostafrikanische Riftsystem

Eine Gruppe von 25 Geowissenschaftlern wird vom 11. bis 20. Februar dem Winter in Deutschland und Europa entfliehen und das Ostafrikanische …

Detecting abrupt transitions – be it in ocean heat or financial markets

From stock indices to sea surface temperatures, a lot of relevant data comes in the form of time series. Reliable detection of abrupt transitions such …
Prof. Dr. Dirk Wagner. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Quite Warm, Quite Cold – Geomicrobiologist Dirk Wagner researches the smallest lifeforms in extreme environments

The Arctic, deserts, and volcanos: Life exists in very unexpected places – and on a surprising scale. Geomicrobiologist Prof. Dr. Dirk Wagner tracks …

The Language of Images - Potsdam researchers analyze climate images on the internet

2013 was a record year in Australia: The average temperature reached an all-time high. To even be able to depict it, meteorologists had to introduce a …