In Focus
Extreme Rainfall – A long-standing hypothesis on temperature dependence finally settled?
Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and short rain showers in somewhat equal measure....
NAM Fellowships 2025 - Welcome to ZMT!
This year ZMT is welcoming a total of five researchers who have been successful in obtaining a fellowship from the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) for a a three-month research...
Marine litter: what biodegradable plastics can do to solve the problem
For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. In August, negotiations to reach an agreement will continue in Geneva. Scientists at the...
Climate concert at the Übersee-Museum with ZMT participation: Great Ocean - The Blue Continent
On Saturday, 3 May at 19:00, the "Orchester des Wandels" will celebrate the opening of the new permanent exhibition "The Blue Continent - Islands of the Pacific" at the Übersee-Museum Bremen. The event will focus on the "Blue Continent" Pacific...