Why the earth rumbles in Iceland
Earth Sciences - Jan 17
The earth is rumbling in Iceland - again. This time it is the Bárðarbunga volcano, located in the middle of the island, that is causing concern. Nicole Richter, junior professor at the Neotectonics and Georisks department at RWTH Aachen University, explains what is happening and what effects an eruption could have.
Environment - Jan 17
Arctic Permafrost in climate change
Global climate models show, how the Arctic permafrost will respond to global warming. The Arctic is heating up particularly fast as a result of global warming - with serious consequences.
Life Sciences - Jan 16
When do young fish leave their home?
Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells.
Environment - Jan 15
Single-celled organisms with superpowers
So-called foraminifera are found in all the world's oceans. Now, an international study led by the University of Hamburg has shown that foraminifera are found in all the world's oceans: The mostly shell-bearing microorganisms absorb phosphate from the water to an unprecedented extent, which pollutes the oceans. The study has been published in the scientific journal "Nature".
Life Sciences - Jan 15
Revealing hidden genetic ties
News from Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations.
Chemistry - Jan 15
Similarities discovered between vascular calcification and bone growth
Real-time observation of certain biochemical processes in blood vessels from mice has revealed a previously unknown similarity between atherosclerosis, also known as vascular calcification, and bone growth.
Chemistry - Jan 17
New material for extracting CO2 from air and exhaust gases
Quantum chemical calculations by HU enable the development of new porous materials distinct by a high adsorption capacity for CO2.
Paleontology - Jan 16
Our ancestors were vegetarian three million years ago
Nitrogen isotopes in Australopithecus tooth enamel show no evidence of meat consumption.
Chemistry - Jan 15
Graphene Made Permeable for Ions
Würzburg chemists have for the first time created a defect in graphene that allows ions to pass through. As they report in 'Nature', this could lead to new applications in water filtration or sensor technology.
Astronomy & Space - Jan 15
The Moon: a chunk ejected from Earth?
Researchers from Göttingen in Germany shed new light on the formation of the Moon and origin of water on Earth A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar
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Earth Sciences - 17.01.2025
Environment - Earth Sciences - 17.01.2025
Global climate models show, how the Arctic permafrost will respond to global warming The Arctic is heating up particularly fast as a result of global warming - with serious consequences. The widespread permafrost in this region, where soils currently store twice as much carbon as the atmosphere, is thawing.
Chemistry - Physics - 17.01.2025
Quantum chemical calculations by HU enable the development of new porous materials distinct by a high adsorption capacity for CO2. Climate experts agree: To tackle the climate crisis, we will not only need to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions but also directly filter the harmful gas from air and exhaust gases.
Life Sciences - 16.01.2025
Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells. A team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence used 3D-printed snail shells to find out what happens inside. The young and the mother each follow their own, but synchronized schedules: as soon as the larvae prefer light, they leave the shell on the ninth day after fertilization.
Paleontology - Life Sciences - 16.01.2025
Nitrogen isotopes in Australopithecus tooth enamel show no evidence of meat consumption Pre-humans such as Australopithecus, who lived in southern Africa around 3.5 million years ago, ate little or no meat - this has been proven by Tina Lüdecke and her team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry using isotope measurements on fossil teeth.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 15.01.2025
So-called foraminifera are found in all the world's oceans. Now, an international study led by the University of Hamburg has shown that foraminifera are found in all the world's oceans: The mostly shell-bearing microorganisms absorb phosphate from the water to an unprecedented extent, which pollutes the oceans.
Chemistry - 15.01.2025
Graphene Made Permeable for Ions
Würzburg chemists have for the first time created a defect in graphene that allows ions to pass through. As they report in 'Nature', this could lead to new applications in water filtration or sensor technology. Graphene is an extremely thin, flexible and resistant material made of pure carbon. It forms layers that consist of virtually a single layer of carbon atoms.
Life Sciences - Environment - 15.01.2025
News from Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig University, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Freie Universität Berlin have now developed a transformative approach that identifies stretches of DNA that two individuals inherited from a common ancestor.
Astronomy / Space - Earth Sciences - 15.01.2025
Researchers from Göttingen in Germany shed new light on the formation of the Moon and origin of water on Earth A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the Moon and water on Earth.
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 15.01.2025
Similarities discovered between vascular calcification and bone growth
Real-time observation of certain biochemical processes in blood vessels from mice has revealed a previously unknown similarity between atherosclerosis, also known as vascular calcification, and bone growth. A research team led by Professor Robert Feil at the University of Tübingen's Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry discovered that a molecular signaling pathway that plays an important role in bone growth can slow down the development of atherosclerosis in blood vessels.
History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 15.01.2025
Ancient genomes show integration of genetically different groups to the same early medieval Avar society in the Vienna Basin, Austria Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, together with an international team, carried out an archeogenetic study of human remains from more than 700 individuals from the Early Middle Ages.
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 14.01.2025
Researchers led by chemist Claudia Höbartner have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of catalytically active RNA. RNA molecules are an integral part of the human body: In cells, they ensure the transfer of genetic information and regulate the activity of genes.
Environment - 14.01.2025
Research team emphasize global importance for biodiversity, economy and climate Tree crops - for example, apple, cherry, olives, nuts, coffee, and cacao - cover more than 183 million hectares worldwide, yet remain largely overlooked in agricultural policies, despite their critical role in achieving the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Health - Innovation - 14.01.2025
Bonn researchers test the use of various large language models to analyze radiological reports Artificial intelligence (AI) and above all large language models (LLMs), which also form the basis for ChatGPT, are increasingly in demand in hospitals. However, patient data must always be protected. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have now been able to show that local LLMs can help structure radiological findings in a privacy-safe manner, with all data remaining at the hospital.
Life Sciences - 13.01.2025
New Training Technique for Highly Efficient AI Methods
University of Bonn study opens the door to neural networks that require much less energy AI applications like ChatGPT are based on artificial neural networks that, in many respects, imitate the nerve cells in our brains. They are trained with vast quantities of data on high-performance computers, gobbling up massive amounts of energy in the process.
Campus - 13.01.2025
Study examines the link between human development and fertility in the United States Birth rates are declining in developed countries around the world, a trend often linked with economic and human progress. A study led by Henrik-Alexander Schubert of the MPIDR reveals that fertility rates can actually increase at high levels of human development, a pattern known as the "J-shape." However, this relationship appears to have shifted after 2010, possibly influenced by the 2007/08 economic recession and changing societal values.
Life Sciences - Health - 10.01.2025
Our genetic material contains tens of thousands of genes. Like a gigantic orchestra, their interaction is the basis for all vital processes in our body. Errors in this interaction can lead to serious illnesses and are one of the reasons why we age. Researchers in biology and medicine are therefore working hard to understand how the orchestra of genes is organized and how genes are activated or deactivated.
Health - Pharmacology - 09.01.2025
A new look at cancer cells: Würzburg researchers show in the journal 'Science' how therapeutic antibodies work - thanks to an innovative method of super-resolution microscopy. In blood cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, B cells of the immune system multiply uncontrollably. One form of therapy involves labelling the CD20 protein on the surface of the B cells with customised antibodies.
Environment - Life Sciences - 09.01.2025
The soil fungus "Mortierella alpina" has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces bioactive molecules called malpinins, which could protect plants from destructive worms. A research team from Jena has now been able to understand and describe their mode of action for the first time.
Earth Sciences - Environment - 08.01.2025
International research team achieve first precise tracking of undersea sand and mud avalanche How do large mud and sand currents influence the deep-sea habitat? And how can they be better understood? An international research team led by Durham University, UK, and including the University of Göttingen and GEOMAR Kiel, Germany, investigated further.
