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The High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft, or HALO, has been making unparalleled contributions to Earth system research for over a decade.

Dr Joana van de Löcht and Dr Niels Penke research entities from local myths and fairy tales in the Central German Uplands; Dr Balz Andrea Alter, Professor Nadja Germann and Professor Albert Gouaffo are investigating how to escape the colonial cul-de-sac using an experimental polylogue.

Staff and students describe the events which they found the most moving this year Madeleine Falkowski, student of Landscape Ecology: When I arrived in Taiwan on March 11, I couldn't imagine the adventure which was waiting for me there.

Inspiring children around the globe to learn about soil diversity - that is the aim of an initiative launched by Malte Jochum, an ecologist at the University of Würzburg.

Press release: Fertilizing potatoes sustainably - the variety makes the difference Thesis by Göttingen University student on nitrogen fertilization receives award The Förderungsgemeinschaft der Kartoffelwirtschaft e. V.

The waste heat from cooling generates a lot of heat in summer - when nobody needs it. It could be stored underground until winter and then used for heating .

The project "XR Future Forest Lab" will develop virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality applications for forest and environmental sciences starting 2024.

Top-level research at Leipzig University gets a boost thanks to another double success. Two collaborative research centres (CRCs), including a Transregio programme, that focus on climate and membrane receptors will be extended for another four years starting in January 2024.

Their acceptance of responsibility and political motivation should be taken into account as a mitigating factor when sentencing Some climate activists, rather than receiving punishment, have in several cases successfully claimed to have acted on the grounds of necessity.

The report follows on the heels of the University's sustainability report (2015-2018). The climate protection report is based only on greenhouse gas emissions, not on the entire spectrum of sustainability.

Two scientists from the University of Potsdam continue to be among the absolute top group of the most cited researchers in their field worldwide.

How can CO2 emissions be reduced, needs-based offers for climate-friendly mobility and more environmentally friendly working conditions be created at the University of Jena?

In a large-scale research project led by Ilmenau University of Technology, glass production in Thuringia is to be made more climate-friendly.

Catalysts should be efficient and durable. To find them, four teams are systematically working together on new concepts.

Carbon neutral fuels? Artificial Photosynthesis as future technology? All possible, as shown by the research of Stefano Mazzanti.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is to fund a Research Unit in the Jena Experiment for a further four years with around five million euros.

In a large-scale collaborative research project, 13 German universities, including the Technische Universität Ilmenau and the German Aerospace Center, are designing innovative battery storage systems for integrating renewable energy sources into future energy supply systems.

Individual voice could help birds be recognized in a flock, no matter what they say Parrots are exceptional talkers. They can learn new sounds during their entire lives, amassing an almost unlimited vocal repertoire. At the same time, parrots produce calls so they can be individually recognized by members of their flock-raising the question of how their calls can be very variable while also uniquely identifiable.

Researcher from Göttingen University advises on overcoming the difficulties faced by mining communities in transition Mining brings huge social and environmental change to communities: landscapes, livelihoods and the social fabric evolve alongside the industry.

Research team at Freie Universität Berlin proposes monetary and fiscal policies for a degrowth transition According to a new study led by a researcher at Freie Universität Berlin's Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, the level of gross domestic product (GDP) has no impact on the ability of states with monetary sovereignty to fund investments in radical decarbonization measures and ambitious social policies such as universal public services and a job guarantee.

Research Team at Freie Universität Berlin Proposes Monetary Policy Program for Degrowth Transformation According to new research led by a researcher at the Otto Suhr Institute at Freie Universität Be

Researchers have studied immunocastration in pigs and make recommendation Most male piglets intended for fattening are surgically castrated.

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