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Unsere Erde bildet ein empfindliches Biotop, dessen Gleichgewicht zu bewahren zur wichtigsten Aufgabe der heutigen Menschheit geworden ist – das ist durch die katastrophalen Folgen des Klimawandels unabweisbar geworden. Unser Heimatplanet selbst muss als ein lebendiger Organismus verstanden werden.
3D insights into the multiorigins of nanophase Fe0 in the Moon surface
Nanophase metallic iron (npFe0) in lunar impact glass provides key information about the space weathering process. However, lack of three-dimensional structures and morphologies has...
Five million children die every year — what do they die from?
To reduce child mortality, we need to understand what children are dying from. People often ask me for my favorite statistic. My answer changes,...
Viral mediation of anaerobic methane oxidation to carbon sequestration in paddy soil
Soil viruses greatly influence the carbon sequestration processes associated with anaerobic methane oxidation, according to analyses of carbon flows in paddy soil...
Source: Nature Geoscience...
Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century?
We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.
How will...
South Korea’s population is set to shrink: what would it take to stop the decline?
How much would fertility rates, life expectancy, or migration rates need to change to stop the population from shrinking? South Korea’s population is expected...
Isotopic evidence for dietary variability among eastern Africa’s first pastoralists
Isotopic studies of human remains can track changes in dietary variation across transitions from wild food procurement to food production. In Kenya and Tanzania,...
Entwicklung des Klimas – Ein erdgeschichtlicher Überblick
Viereinhalb Milliarden Jahre Erdgeschichte ist untrennbar mit der Entstehung und Entwicklung von Organismen seit etwa 3,8 Milliarden Jahren verbunden. Die dynamischen Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Geo-...
Earth Observation | Copernicus
Earth Observation provides us the tools we need to better understand and monitor our planet. This information can be used to make better decisions...
Country Overshoot Days 2026
In December 2025, Global Footprint Network launched the Country Overshoot Day calendar for 2026. The dates are based on the National Footprint and Biocapacity...
European Environment Information and Observation Network
The European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet) is a partnership network of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its 39 member and cooperating...
