• Seestern

    Small Deep-sea Flower Storms the Charts

    Newly discovered, flower-shaped sea star species is included in the Top 10 marine species described in 2023

  • Riesenschildkröte

    Newly discovered: Fossil giant turtle named after Stephen King novel character

    With a shell length of around 180 centimeters, the newly described species is one of the world's largest freshwater turtles

  • Mini-Fisch

    12 mm fish produces 140-Decibel Sound

    Tiny fish uses sound to communicate in turbid waters

  • Kriebelmücke

    An increase in blood-sucking black flies is expected in Germany

    The habitat suitability for the medical relevant insects has been modelled over four federal states

  • Zentralasien

    Back to the Future: Climate Change in Central Asia

    Monsoon climate drove vegetation changes 56 million years ago

Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström: A safe and just Future for Humanity and Earth



This talk gives a scientific update of the risks of destabilizing the planet, providing evidence that six of nine Planetary Boundaries are already transgressed today, and in turn offering a new definition of sustainability. The increasing frequency and amplitude of extreme events is just one consequence of overshooting the 1.5°C global warming limit – a real biophysical limit, not just a political target – beyond which multiple tipping points in the Earth system are not only likely to be triggered, but run the risk of setting off tipping cascades.

The three museums of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research display exciting results of Senckenberg research as well as globally unique exhibits and changing exhibitions on important topics of natural science.

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