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Evolutionary scientist Marc de Lussanet talks about the evolution of this high-performance organ Anyone who expects research to be carried out at the Institute of Sports Science into training, teaching, movement or psychology is quite right.

A touch of the button is all'it takes to improve the resolution of ultrasound images fivefold. This is down to bubbles floating in the bloodstream and a clever algorithm.

  The "GrenzFlug+" project aims to make searching for missing persons across national borders something that can be carried out every day.

Societies around the world are becoming increasingly diverse - in many different ways. One of the engines driving this diversification is global migration.

As societies around the globe become increasingly diverse, the dynamics of migration demand a more nuanced understanding. Superdiversity , a concept created by Steven Vertovec , encapsulates the complex interplay of factors surrounding contemporary human movement and its outcomes. Here, he considers how migration is a multifaceted phenomenon shaped by economic, social, political, demographic and environmental forces.

Prehistoric site is currently being researched by archaeologists from Freie Universität Berlin In 2012, archaeologists from Freie Universität Berlin came across mysterious stones in the mountains of the South Caucasus. Known as vishaps ("dragon stones"), these large stelae are approximately five meters in height and are famously found in the high mountains of Armenia.

EU-funded research project deals with plastic pollution and the spread of antimicrobial resistance in aquatic systems A research project based at Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospi

A new Indology project is focussing on a hitherto little-researched period of ancient Indian history: the time of the transition from Buddhism to Hinduism in the northwest of the country.

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: On 31 May, the two directors of the ELLIS Unit Jena, Joachim Denzler (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) and Markus Reichstein (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry), will host a workshop on " Forecasting the Future: AI in Early Warning Systems ".

Research team mimics natural molecular structures / New possibility for vaccine development Meningococci ( Neisseria meningitidis ) are disease-causing bacteria that cause life-threatening meningitis, or blood poisoning (septicaemia).

Media tip: TV report on research in the field of quantum technology Computers that solve complex problems in the shortest possible time, guaranteed tap-proof networks, and intelligent sensors: quantum technologies could radically change our world in the coming decades.

The Maya did not strive for individual glory. They achieved top sporting performances primarily to avert the wrath of the gods and the downfall of their culture.

Baden-Württemberg's Science Minister learned about the ongoing projects of the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim On its way to becoming a world-leading region in life sciences and me

Scientists from Heidelberg University spotlight results and discuss their consequences for Germany The presentation of the 2024 Europe Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is b