
A climate-orchestrated early human love story
A new study published in the journal Science by an international team finds that past changes in atmospheric CO2 and corresponding shifts in climate and vegetation played a key role […]

How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe
A new study published in the journal Science finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic and corresponding shifts in climate, vegetation and […]

Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity
A new study published in the journal Science by an international team finds that early human species adapted to mosaic landscapes and diverse food resources, which would have increased our […]

Uneven Indian Ocean Warming unlocked
A study published in Nature Communications by an international team of climate scientists uncovers the physical mechanisms that can cause uneven future warming in the Indian Ocean and corresponding shifts […]

Global Warming Milestones
The Nobel Prize in physics in 2021 went in part to two gentlemen in their 90s: Prof Klaus Hasselmann from Germany and Dr. Syukuro Manabe from Japan/United States (Figure 1). […]

Acceleration of global sea level rise imminent past 1.8℃ planetary warming
A study published in Nature Communications by an international team of scientists shows that an irreversible loss of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, and a corresponding rapid acceleration […]

Axel Timmermann selected as “Highly Cited Researcher” from Clarivate Analytics for 5th consecutive year (2018-2022).
Clarivate Analytics recognized Axel Timmermann, Director of IBS Center for Climate Physics at Pusan National University, as Highly Cited Researcher for the fifth consecutive year. Highly Cited Researchers (HCRs) are […]

German Federal President Steinmeier participates in Korean-German climate roundtable discussion in Busan
Overlooking the breathtaking scenery of the Nakdong Estuary near Busan, a group of Korean climate activists from Green Environment Youth Korea (GEYK), scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics […]

Don’t crack – deteriorating safety on frozen lakes in a warming world
Millions of international viewers enjoyed watching the reality TV show “Ice Road Truckers”, in which experienced truck drivers were expected to master scary challenges, such as transporting heavy supplies across […]

Timing of ocean plankton blooms to shift with global warming
Global warming is directly impacting the ocean’s net primary production (NPP) at the base of the food web as well as the seasonal timing of plankton blooms, according to a […]

Early human habitats linked to past climate shifts
A study published in Nature by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and human evolution. By combining the most extensive database […]

June-Yi Lee receives Commendation from Korean Prime Minister
June-Yi Lee, professor at the IBS Center for Climate Physics, received the Korean Prime Minister’s Commendation for leading research on climate variability and predictability on subseasonal to decadal time scales […]