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...
CAMPUS AWARD Research for a Sustainable Future: Award ceremony on 7 May 2025
The ceremony to bestow the CAMPUS Award: Research for a Sustainable Future will take place at the University of Bremen on 7 May from 18:00 onwards. The prize goes to outstanding young scientists on the campus of the University of Bremen who are...