Analysis of satellite data shows that large parts of the country are affected by ground subsidence.

On 4 May, the event took place for the first time on the Telegrafenberg. The varied programme invited visitors to engage in lively discussions about current research and to experiment for themselves.

Achim Brauer, the former head of the GFZ section Climate Dynamics and Landscape Development, was given a retirement farewell at a colloquium of the European research network INTIMATE.

Organised by the GFZ's School Lab, 50 young pupils got to know the wide variety of job opportunities at the GFZ – in science and laboratories, as technicians or administrative staff.

Charlotte Krawczyk has been Director of Department 2 “Geophysics” again since 1 April. Michael Kühn took over as Head of Department 3 “Geochemistry” on 1 March.

The delegation from the African country met with GFZ representatives to discuss possible cooperation, e.g. in geothermal energy and raw materials, climate change and the risk of natural hazards.

Thanks to novel molecular DNA analysis, viable microbes have been detected down to depths of 4.2 metres – with implications also for the search for extraterrestrial life.

The Helmholtz Association is investing 23 mio euros in four pilot projects and the infrastructure to research a new generation of basic AI models. GFZ participates in project on carbon budget.

In these Italian mountains, CO2 emissions from deep rock are more important than the CO2 balance of weathering on the surface – at least where Earth's crust is thin and the heat flow is high

The first high-precision image of a seismic fault zone changes our understanding of earthquakes