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Six questions with... Hugues Lantuit

Why did you become a scientist? And what has really annoyed you recently? We ask our scientists six intriguing questions. This time with Hugues Lantuit at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

From Garching to Hawaii

Günther Hasinger is the director of science at the European Space Agency (ESA). His love of astronomy got its start at the observatory in Munich - and has taken him around the world.

Measuring a disappearing world

The largest polar research expedition in history is set to begin in fall 2019. The Polarstern icebreaker will spend a year trapped in a massive ice floe as it drifts by the North Pole and collects data that will benefit many generations to come. 

Stardust in the Antarctic

The rare isotope iron-60 is produced by huge star explosions. Only a small proportion comes from remote stars. Researchers have now discovered iron-60 in the Antarctic for the first time. They have been able to draw spectacular conclusions from their findings.

Six questions with... Daniela Jacob

Why did you become a scientist? And what has really annoyed you recently? We ask our scientists six intriguing questions. This time with Daniela Jacob at the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS).

“We can see, hear, and feel climate change”

Bis zu zwei Wochen kann es dauern, bis Doris Abele ihren Arbeitsplatz - die Polarforschungsstation Carlini, erreicht. Hier, am nördlichsten Zipfel der Antarktischen Halbinsel, erforscht sie, wie sich die Gletscherschmelze auf den Lebensraum dieser Küsten auswirkt.