Newsroom – Category: Environment & Climate

The UN climate summit in Paris begins on November 30. What expectations do politicians and scientists have of this major event? What challenges does global warming present for humanity at a global and local level? Jochem Marotzke and Martin Claußen, Directors at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, discussed these issues at the Max Planck Länderforum with Hamburg’s science minister Katharina Fegebank and Oliver Geden from the “Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik” in Berlin. more

Pleiotropy influences the genes shaping leaf diversity more

Plant toxins block histone deacetylases of neighboring plants and influence their growth negatively more

Microorganisms in the sea organise their power supply via tiny power-cables, thus oxidising the greenhouse gas methane more

Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives by 2050 more

A study involving Max Planck researchers creates the basis for new regulations more

Large wind farms with a high density of installed capacity slow down the wind and generate less electricity than previously thought more

A study shows how armed conflicts, political and economic crises and also environmental legislation impacts air quality in the Middle East. more

Lichens, mosses and cyanobacteria produce large amounts of nitrous oxide more

Lake Mungo may have inspired Australians to reinvent boat use in the middle of the desert 24,000 years ago more