A recent study incorporating new DNA data and archaeological evidence has shown that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a major population turnover, resulting in little diversity in their gene pool prior to their disappearance some 40,000 years ago.

The expansion of modern humans out of Africa likely unfolded differently than previously thought: contrary to earlier assumptions, south-east Arabia was repeatedly inhabited by humans during the late Pleistocene.

Biological communities in Europe are responding to climate change in markedly different ways, with clear contrasts between ecosystems, according to a new study published in Nature.

Kitchen sponges are among the most frequently used household items - and may also represent a previously underestimated source of microplastics.

Researchers at Leipzig University have achieved a breakthrough in microrobotics. For the first time, they have shown that tiny synthetic microswimmers can perceive their surroundings directly through their own body shape and autonomously adapt to rapidly changing fluid flows.

A research team at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has made an important advance in quantum physics and materials research: For the first time, nuclear spins in a molecular material could be optically initialized, controlled and read out.

Chemistry: A sophisticated process stacks dye molecules in such a way that their luminosity increases significantly as their size grows - a significant step forward for the electronics of tomorrow.

Bird communities in forests change significantly over the course of the year. Nevertheless, the differences between various forest types remain clearly discernible across the seasons.

Researchers have produced exceptionally long chains of an electrically conductive polymer known as poly(p-phenylene) (PPP).