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Using Commercial Shipping Vessels as a Research Platform
It started with ferries. Meanwhile the so called FerryBoxes are installed in different types of commercial shipping vessels. more
What keeps spiders on the ceiling?
A team of researchers from Kiel University and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (HZG) deciphers the details of adhesive structures of spider legs. more
New climate report for the Baltic Sea region
The Second Assessment of Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region (BACC II) of 2015 is currently being updated by scientists from the international Baltic Earth network. more
Cities in global climate change
Summary for Urban Policy Makers: what the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C means for cities. GERICS Director Prof. Daniela Jacob is one of the authors. more
Cooperation talks in Suncheon, Republic of Korea: Magnesium research & development centre is planned
The researchers at Magnesium Innovation Centre-MagIC, which is globally acknowledged in the field of magnesium research, visited Suncheon City in Republic of Korea in the end of November 2018 to share opinions on joint research. more
The COP24 climate change conference begins today
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's special report on limiting global warming to 1.5°C makes important contributions to the COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland. more
Experimental tribute to solid-state pioneer John W. Cahn
Materials researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht have experimentally validated the Larché–Cahn formula for the first time more
EU funds doctoral training in biomaterials research with around 4 million euros
As part of the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action (MSCA) the European Training Network MgSafe, which has just been launched, 15 young researchers will investigate biodegradable magnesium implants. more
Calculating the future of cod in the Barents Sea
Together with a Norwegian team of scientists, coastal researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht have developed a statistical procedure that can help predict future cod stocks in the Barents Sea. This new method could sustainably improve cod fishery management on longer time scales and has now been published in the journal PLoS ONE. more
1,5°C IPCC-Sonderbericht veröffentlicht - eine erste Einschätzung
Ein Statement von Prof Dr. Daniela Jacob, Direktorin des Climate Service Center Germany, GERICS. more
Setting the course for adjustments: the IPCC special report on 1.5°C of global warming
Cyclones, rising sea levels, droughts: the fact that climate change is threatening poorer countries in particular was officially recognised in the Paris Climate Treaty in 2015. A special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clarifies what politics and society can now do to stop global warming at 1.5°C and what the consequences of this global warming would be. more
Far More Than Just Sand
What role do dunes play as indicators of coastal shifts? They are an important parameter for climate models ... more
“Coastal Dynamics – Consequences for Coastal Protection and Ecology”
The 17th Coastal Summer School came to an end. 19 young scientists from 11 nations visited the Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee for 12 days to deepen their knowledge of coastal research. more