Other outputs
2025
2025
Article about Halbach et al. (2025) Nature Communications DEEP PURPLE paper in New Scientist
Article about Halbach et al. (2025) Nature Communications DEEP PURPLE paper in New Scientist
Press release for Halbach et al. (2025) Nature Communications DEEP PURPLE paper on GFZ website
Press release for Halbach et al. (2025) Nature Communications DEEP PURPLE paper on GFZ website
Video created by artist Michael Najjar about the 2024 DEEP PURPLE Greenland expedition
Video created by artist Michael Najjar about the 2024 DEEP PURPLE Greenland expedition
2024
2024
The Living Ice of Greenland Teaser, featuring DEEP PURPLE research, from Metamorph Films
The Living Ice of Greenland Teaser, featuring DEEP PURPLE research, from Metamorph Films
DEEP PURPLE featured in article in German P.M. magazine
DEEP PURPLE featured in article in German P.M. magazine
2023
2023
DEEP PURPLE featured in documentary on German TV (ARD) ‘Greenland - Wild Nature’ (only available in Germany)
DEEP PURPLE featured in documentary on German TV (ARD) ‘Greenland - Wild Nature’ (only available in Germany)
DEEP PURPLE photos feature in Business Insider news story ‘Aristotle first spotted 'blood snow' on Mount Olympus. Today, photos show that colorful algae may be eating away Earth's glaciers’.
DEEP PURPLE photos feature in Business Insider news story ‘Aristotle first spotted 'blood snow' on Mount Olympus. Today, photos show that colorful algae may be eating away Earth's glaciers’.
2022
2022
Liane G. Benning interviewed for Business Insider: ‘An unexpected force may be speeding up glacier melt across the globe: colorful algae blooms'
Liane G. Benning interviewed for Business Insider: ‘An unexpected force may be speeding up glacier melt across the globe: colorful algae blooms'
DEEP PURPLE featured in article on SVT Nyheter , the website of the Swedish national public television broadcaster
DEEP PURPLE featured in article on SVT Nyheter , the website of the Swedish national public television broadcaster
Ian Stevens, Lou Chevrollier, Shunan Feng presented ‘Linkages between the albedo and the physical and biogeochemical properties of the weathering crust on the Greenland Ice Sheet' for the IGS Global Seminar Series
Ian Stevens, Lou Chevrollier, Shunan Feng presented ‘Linkages between the albedo and the physical and biogeochemical properties of the weathering crust on the Greenland Ice Sheet' for the IGS Global Seminar Series
Martyn Tranter interviewed for BBC Crowdscience podcast 'How long before all the ice melts?'
Martyn Tranter interviewed for BBC Crowdscience podcast 'How long before all the ice melts?'
DEEP PURPLE fieldwork featured in Die Zelt article
DEEP PURPLE fieldwork featured in Die Zelt article
DEEP PURPLE mentioned in National Geographic article
DEEP PURPLE mentioned in National Geographic article
Alex Anesio writes about climate change for Global Mindpool
Alex Anesio writes about climate change for Global Mindpool
Laura Halbach and Lou Chevrollier presented 'Photo-physiology, pigmentation and impact on albedo of snow and glacier algae on the Greenland Ice Sheet' for the IGS Global Seminar Series
Laura Halbach and Lou Chevrollier presented 'Photo-physiology, pigmentation and impact on albedo of snow and glacier algae on the Greenland Ice Sheet' for the IGS Global Seminar Series
Chris Trivedi presented ‘Blooming Ice. Microbiology’s Role in Melting Glaciers and Climate Change’ for the Einstein Forum
Chris Trivedi presented ‘Blooming Ice. Microbiology’s Role in Melting Glaciers and Climate Change’ for the Einstein Forum
2021
2021
DEEP PURPLE cited in 'When it rains on Greenland ice' talk by Jason Box (GEUS)
DEEP PURPLE cited in 'When it rains on Greenland ice' talk by Jason Box (GEUS)
Martyn Tranter presented ‘Microbes are melting the Greenland ice sheet’ for Pint of Polar Science.
Martyn Tranter presented ‘Microbes are melting the Greenland ice sheet’ for Pint of Polar Science.
Liane G. Benning presented 'Algae darken Greenland's ice – small cells, huge consequences' as part of BAM's lecture series 'Microbes and Environmental Chemistry'.
Liane G. Benning presented 'Algae darken Greenland's ice – small cells, huge consequences' as part of BAM's lecture series 'Microbes and Environmental Chemistry'.
Steffi Lutz and Liane G. Benning presented 'The small and mighty: the role of microbes and minerals in melting the Greenland Ice Sheet' for earth2earth geoscience seminar series
Steffi Lutz and Liane G. Benning presented 'The small and mighty: the role of microbes and minerals in melting the Greenland Ice Sheet' for earth2earth geoscience seminar series
Liane G. Benning interviewed for Business Insider: ‘Greenland's vast ice sheet is being turned black by algae, part of a vicious cycle making it melt faster'
Liane G. Benning interviewed for Business Insider: ‘Greenland's vast ice sheet is being turned black by algae, part of a vicious cycle making it melt faster'
Martyn Tranter presented 'Glacier Biogeochemistry' for IGS Global Seminar Series
Martyn Tranter presented 'Glacier Biogeochemistry' for IGS Global Seminar Series
Joe Cook interviewed on ABC Nightlife Australian radio show (from 03:03)
Joe Cook interviewed on ABC Nightlife Australian radio show (from 03:03)
Liane G. Benning interviewed on WDR 5 'Quarks - Wissenschaft und mehr' German radio show and podcast (from ~42 mins, in German)
Liane G. Benning interviewed on WDR 5 'Quarks - Wissenschaft und mehr' German radio show and podcast (from ~42 mins, in German)
Press release for McCutcheon et al. (2021) Nature Communications DEEP PURPLE paper on GFZ website
Press release for McCutcheon et al. (2021) Nature Communications DEEP PURPLE paper on GFZ website
2020
2020
Alexandre Anesio presented 'More bad news in the world of microbiology: How microbes make glaciers melt' for 'Café Científico' (in Portuguese)
Alexandre Anesio presented 'More bad news in the world of microbiology: How microbes make glaciers melt' for 'Café Científico' (in Portuguese)
Liane G. Benning interviewed on ‘Schwanke meets Science’ for German TV (ARD-alpha) (from 08:38, in German)
Liane G. Benning interviewed on ‘Schwanke meets Science’ for German TV (ARD-alpha) (from 08:38, in German)
Alexandre Anesio, Liane G. Benning and Martyn Tranter presented 'Biological Darkening of the Greenland Ice Sheet' for IGS Global Seminar Series
Alexandre Anesio, Liane G. Benning and Martyn Tranter presented 'Biological Darkening of the Greenland Ice Sheet' for IGS Global Seminar Series