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Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: Just as Alice from Wonderland discovers new things in her second adventure "Through the Looking Glass", international scientists want to give an insight into the world behind research results and publications.

Official presentation of Alexander von Humboldt Professorship to AI ethicist Twenty-one top researchers were the focus of an award ceremony held on Thursday evening in Berlin, where they were presented Germany's most valuable research award, the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship.

Approximately a month before it begins its research flight in the stratosphere, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III has looked at the Sun for the first time from its launch site at the Arctic Circle.

However, in small quantities it can be quite sustainable, shows a study by the University of Bonn If our planet Earth is to continue feeding us in the future, rich countries must significantly reduce their meat consumption - ideally by at least 75 percent.

The impact of climate change is constantly becoming more evident, and the war in Ukraine is making it even more urgent that we find new solutions for our energy supply. In an interview, two experts explain how these solutions might look. At the Research Center for Energy and Information (ZEI) Prof. Thomas Hamacher investigates how the energy revolution ("Energiewende") can be accelerated.

Team led by Friederike Lang is researching the functioning and vulnerability of the forest floor In contrast to arable soils, forest soils are not mechanically mixed. As a result leaf and needle litter, brushwood and seeds accumulate on the surface and form a unique zone of transition between the fresh biomass and the mineral soil, which is called the forest floor.

Life Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: National biodiversity monitoring programmes in Europe face many challenges: too little coordination, inadequate technical and financial resources as well as unclear targets.

Wildlife researchers ask for help in recording brown hares and wild rabbits including in villages and cities Just in time for Easter, the Chair of Wildlife Ecology and Management at the University of

Possibility to produce ethanol on a financially competitive and technically efficient basis According to the latest assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a considerable reduction in CO2 emissions is required to limit the consequences of climate change.

The invasion of Ukraine entails rapid price increases not only for energy, but also for food. Ukraine is one of the world's top agricultural producers - it produces 11 percent of the world's wheat and more than 50 percent of sunflower oil.

The war in Ukraine is having an enormous impact on energy policy in Germany as well as the energy sector.

Russia has attacked and invaded Ukraine. The world is shocked, unanimously condemns the invasion and imposes drastic sanctions on the government in Moscow.

Energy Efficiency Index EEI: Productivity continues to rise a natural material The EEI winter survey 2021/22 shows significantly higher investments for efficiency measures after the sharp drop in the past half-year.

Protected areas are among the most effective tools for preserving biodiversity. However, new protected areas are often created without considering existing ones. This can lead to an overrepresentation of the biophysical characteristics, such as temperature or topography, that define a certain area. A research group at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now assessed a global analysis of the scope of protection of various biophysical conditions.

Plants do not live alone, but are colonized by countless bacteria and fungi. Caroline Gutjahr, Professor of Plant Genetics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), will explain the positive influences exerted by some of these organisms on Monday, January 31, 2022.

The project NANOFIL aims to optimize the separation and energy efficiency in the micron and submicron [Picture: MANN + HUMMEL] Air filters in buildings are not only an important element in pandemic c

International research team led by G öttingen University finds cacao agroforestry around tropical dry forests improves biodiversity Cacao farms not only provide us with the pleasure of chocolate, but also offer potential advantages for biodiversity-friendly agriculture.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to Fund Global Genome Biodiversity Network at the Botanic Garden Berlin Ninety-nine partner institutions from thirty-three countries are set to m

EUMETSAT council gives green light to initiatives aimed at improving access to more weather, climate data The European meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, has consolidated its position as a le

EUMETSAT chose to remove Metop-A from space after the end of its lifetime out of the organisation's dedication to keeping space clean Metop-A has been providing meteorological data to global users for fifteen years, three times longer than expected.

TUM@Freising lecture virtual and on site Urban gardens provide a new perspectives for nature conservation and nature connection.