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#Research institute in Mainz, Germany | Advancing basic research on chemical processes shaping the #Earthsystem. Imprint: https://www.mpic.de/3626961
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The driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean:
Upwelling of phosphorus-rich deep water promotes an N-fixing symbiont of the Sargassum algae giving it a competitive advantage.

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#SargassumBlooms #ClimateResearch #MarineScience #MPIChemie #EnvironmentalScience 🌎
The driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean
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November 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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🌍 Global Impact of Anthropogenic Ammonia on Upper Tropospheric Aerosols. NH₃ emissions from agriculture have risen sharply, contributing to global air pollution and altering atmospheric processes high above us. ☁️

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#ClimateScience #AirQuality #Aerosols
Global impact of anthropogenic NH3 emissions on upper tropospheric aerosol formation | PNAS
Anthropogenic ammonia (NH3) emissions have significantly increased in recent decades due to enhanced agricultural activities, contributing to globa...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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🔍 Verstärkung gesucht: IT-Infrastrukturadministrator:in (m/w/d) am MPI für Chemie in Mainz! 🌍
Du hast Informatik studiert oder eine vergleichbare Qualifikation? Erfahrung in Netzwerk- & Serveradministration sowie Virtualisierung? Sprichst fließend Englisch?

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October 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Do you know how we measure #cloud #droplets from inside the #clouds using the #HALO #aircraft? The #HALOsouth mission is equipped with a unique set of instruments ... / @dlr-en.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @tropos-de.bsky.social @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de @dfg.de #BMFTR @mpic.de @kit.edu
September 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Gemeinsam mit unseren Partnern @tropos-de.bsky.social, @kit.edu, @fz-juelich.de, @mpic.de und diversen Universitäten liefert HALO Daten für ein besseres Verständnis darüber, wie „unberührte“ #Aerosole über den Weltmeeren Wolkenprozesse beeinflussen. ☁️ Mehr Infos zu HALO: s.dlr.de/Projekt-HALO (2/2)
Mit einer Reichweite von weit mehr als 8.000 Kilometern sind mit HALO erstmals Messungen auf der Skala von Kontinenten möglich: alle Regionen von den Polen bis zu den Tropen und den abgelegenen Gebieten des Pazifiks kann das Forschungsflugzeug erreichen. Die maximale Flughöhe von über 15 Kilometern ermöglicht auch Messungen in der unteren Stratosphäre, außerhalb der Tropen. Vorbereitungen für den Messflug. Das Bild zeigt die Flugdatenauswertung am PC. Fein verteilte, mikroskopisch kleine Partikel in der Luft – Aerosole – beeinflussen nicht nur die Luftqualität, sondern verringern auch den Anteil des Sonnenlichts, der die Erdoberfläche erreicht. Dadurch wird die Luft am Boden weniger warm. Darüber hinaus ändern sie die Strahlungseigenschaften und die Lebensdauer von Wolken. Diese mikrophysikalischen Wechselwirkungen zwischen Aerosolen und Wolken sowie ihr Einfluss auf den atmosphärischen Energiehaushalt und den Wasserkreislauf können nur durch Messungen in der Atmosphäre genau bestimmt werden. Dies kann durch vergleichende Messungen in verschiedenen Regionen der Atmosphäre erreicht werden: in relativ sauberen maritimen Regionen, in der Atmosphäre über dem Regenwald oder in durch Industrie oder Waldbrände verschmutzten Luftmassen. HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft) am Hangar in Christchurch, Neuseeland. Die Flugkampagne HALO-South dauert bis Mitte Oktober 2025 an.
September 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Deforestation is closely related to reduced rainfall in the Amazon rainforest. Observations from 35 years of Amazon research show how global climate change and local deforestation affect the rainforest ecosystem.

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#deforestation #climatechange #amazonrainforest
Deforestation is closely related to reduced rainfall in the Amazon rainforest
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is the main cause of reduced rainfall. Observations from 35 years of Amazon research show the impact of global climate change and local deforestation on the rain...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Deforestation is closely related to reduced rainfall in the Amazon rainforest. Observations from 35 years of Amazon research show how global climate change and local deforestation affect the rainforest ecosystem.

👉https://tinyurl.com/4crexh5k
#deforestation #climatechange #amazonrainforest
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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#HALOsouth: #survival suit fit #check, an essential step before #HALO #South #flights over the remote #SouthernOcean.
1st science flight from #Christchurch is scheduled for 10 Sep (local time)! / @dlr-de.bsky.social @tropos-de.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social / #TwoNationsOneClimate #NewZealand
September 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Nearly 10,000 runners joined the Mainz Corporate Run 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ on September 4. Before starting the 5 km route through downtown, our team gathered for a quick photo 📸. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who represented #MaxPlanckInstituteForChemistry 🙌 + to our fantastic organizing duo behind the scenes 👏.
September 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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🌿🔬 Mirror-image molecules reveal drought stress in the Amazon. Max Planck Institute for Chemistry study shows α-pinene ratios indicate rainforest stress.
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#AmazonRainforest #DroughtStress #MaxPlanck #ForestScent #Research
Mirror image molecules reveal drought stress in the Amazon rainforest
New study by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry shows: The ratio of certain forest scent molecules provides precise insights into the stress state of the rainforest
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September 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Wind pattern changes caused upwelling failure in the Gulf of Panama, preventing cold, nutrient-rich water from surfacing for the first time in 40 years, impacting local fisheries.
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#ClimateChange #OceanScience #MarineEcosystems #MaxPlanck
Changed wind patterns caused upwelling failure in the Gulf of Panama
For the first time in 40 years, the cold, nutrient-rich deep water of the Gulf of Panama did not reach the sea surface. This had a significant impact on local fisheries.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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🌿 WiMA 2025 – Sept 13–14
🎤 Sept 13, 17:15 — Sebastian Brill (DE): Between Sky & Rainforest – insights from the 325 m ATTO tower.
🔬 MPIC booth — touch fossils, explore prehistoric life, discover ancient climate clues.
📍 Free entry
#WiMA2025 #MaxPlanck #ClimateResearch #Fossils
August 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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🌊🔬 Art & Marine Research: What does a marine researcher see in the Städel Museum’s art? Ralf Schiebel (MPI for Chemistry) shares his view on 3 pieces, linking science & art to raise awareness for climate change.
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#MarineResearch #ClimateChange #StädelMuseum
Gastkommentar: Kunst und Meeresforschung
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July 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Meenzer Science-Schoppe | August 6 | 7:00 PM
📍 Markt, Mainz 🎓 Hosted by the Mainz Science Alliance
"Zwischen Himmel & Urwald: Expedition ins Herz des Amazonas“ (“Between Sky & Jungle: Expedition into the Heart of the Amazon”)
🗣 With Sebastian Brill, #MPIforChemistry
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Sebastian Brill on top of ATTO in the Brazilian rainforest
July 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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🚴‍♀️ STADTRADELN 2025 – We joined again! 🚴‍♂️ 38 MPIC colleagues cycled 7,413 km – placing us 17th of 195 teams in Mainz! 🥇 Top riders: Matteo Krüger (632.9 km), Philipp Joppe (627.4 km), Frank Drewnick (584 km), Janne Repschläger (442.6 km), Martina Böhmer (421.8 km). 👏

#Stadtradeln2025 #TeamMPIC
In the pciture: Philipp Joppe, Matteo Krüger, Janne Repschläger, Martina Böhmer
July 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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‪Starte deine Karriere am Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie! 🌟 Bewirb dich schon jetzt für die Ausbildung zur/zum Kauffrau/-mann für Büromanagement (Start: 1.8.26). Sende deine vollständigen Unterlagen an personal@mpic.de. Mehr Infos: tinyurl.com/bdhp57wr
#Ausbildung2026 #MaxPlanck #MPIChemie
MPI für Chemie Gebäude; Text: Auszubildende:r im Büromanagement
July 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Startschuss für den Max-Planck-Campus Mainz! Mit der neuen Liquids-Initiative, dem @mpic.de, dem Max-Planck Graduate Center und der engen Zusammenarbeit mit der @unimainz.bsky.social entsteht ein Forschungsstandort für interdisziplinäre Grundlagenforschung zu Flüssigkeiten & Erdsystemprozessen.
July 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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🧴💨 Perfume & Body Lotion Change the Chemistry Around Us!
Press release: Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors 👉https://tinyurl.com/fdjmxmcb
#IndoorChemistry #OxidationField #AirQuality #MPIChemistry #Perfume #BodyLotion #HydroxylRadicals #IndoorAirQuality
Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors
A new study found: Personal care products like body lotions and perfumes affect the human oxidation field.
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May 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Press release: German satellite measures CO₂ and NO₂ simultaneously from power plant emissions for the first time.
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#EmissionsMonitoring #SatelliteResearch #CO2 #NO2 #ClimateProtection #AirQuality
German satellite measures CO2 and NO2 simultaneously from power plant emissions for the first time
New approach to satellite-based emission monitoring of air pollutants with a high level of detail.
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May 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Prof. Yafang Cheng receives the 2025 Copernicus Medal for her groundbreaking work on aerosols and their impacts on air quality, public health, and climate. 🏅 The award ceremony is on 4/29 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna. 🌍
#CopernicusMedal #AerosolScience
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Aerosol researcher receives prestigious Copernicus Medal
Yafang Cheng from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry receives the award for her achievements in understanding atmospheric aerosols and their effects on air quality, public health, and climate.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Press release: Nature of Superconductivity in Hydrogen-Rich Compounds. High-pressure electron tunneling spectroscopy reveals a superconducting gap in H₃S and D₃S.
#Superconductivity #HydrogenRichCompounds #HighPressurePhysics #ElectronTunneling #Spectroscopy #H3S #D3S
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Nature of Superconductivity in Hydrogen-Rich Compounds
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April 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Press release: Green past of the Saharo-Arabian Desert. Isotope analyses of limestone cave deposits reveal recurrent humid intervals in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

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#CaveScience #Paleoclimate #GreenArabia #SaharoArabianDesert #MaxPlanckInstitute
The green past of the Saharo-Arabian Desert
Isotope analyses of limestone cave deposits reveal recurrent humid intervals in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the last eight million years
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April 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Starte deine Karriere am Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie! 🌟 Bewirb dich bis 9.5.25 für die Ausbildung zur/zum Kauffrau/-mann für Büromanagement (Start: 15.8.25). Sende deine vollständigen Unterlagen (PDF) an personal@mpic.de. Mehr Infos: tinyurl.com/pyu72wer
April 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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March 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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🌊🧪 Panel Talk: Corals as a Dumping Ground? Join @landfesterdept.bsky.social (@mpip-mainz.mpg.de) & Jonathan Jung (MPI for Chemistry) as they discuss the impact of microplastics on coral reefs.
📅 Apr 10, 2025 | 5–7 PM
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Korallen als Müllkippe: WAs sagt die Forschung über die Bedrohung durch Mikroplastik
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM