Leibniz Association: News

On these pages you will find a selection of research news from the Leibniz Institutes.

How genes, brain characteristics and intelligence are connected
05/10/2023 · Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors
Genes influence different structures and the function of the brain. These in turn explain differences in behaviour. Analysing all three aspects at once is a challenge – but has now been achieved.
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Stone Age molecules
05/08/2023 · Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
Scientists rebuild microbial natural products up to 100,000 years old using dental calculus of humans and Neanderthals.
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Nature in the city ticks differently
05/08/2023 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Urban ecology is a growing research field. A new map of urban gives an overview.
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Sophisticated gene memory
05/05/2023 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Frankfurt researchers develop new method to genetically compare hundreds of animal species.
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Immediate Arrests Help Reduce Domestic Violence
05/02/2023 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Immediate arrest of the perpetrator by police in cases of domestic violence reduces the likelihood of new assaults by about 50 percent.
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IHP chips fly to Jupiter
04/14/2023 · Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP)
With the launch of JUICE Leibniz technology has also gone on the more than one billion kilometre journey.
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Actors of Influence
04/14/2023 · Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient
In Kyrgyzstan, Islamic activism of women has become increasingly important. A new analysis shows the influence of women actors on society and how their activities can be contextualised.
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Johan Rockström on TIME's List
04/13/2023 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
TIME named PIK Director Johan Rockström to its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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A small advantage for women
04/12/2023 · WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Women are as likely as men to be selected for professorships when they apply. There is even a small advantage for women among less qualified applicants.
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Diamond Fever
04/11/2023 · Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik
Researchers made an important step towards the quantum internet: They integrated individual qubits into optimized diamond nanostructures.
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You or me
03/20/2023 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
Who gets the more reward? Humans and monkeys both coordinate conflicting interest to maximize their profits.
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A transparent fish for research
03/20/2023 · Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute
Researchers have now succeeded in generating a transparent killifish which, with a maximum lifespan of only one year, is ideal for studies of age-related processes.
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Adding habitat beats adding fish
03/06/2023 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
A large-scale study shows: The ecological improvement of freshwater ecosystems benefits fish and humans.
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The evolution of the sense of fairness
03/02/2023 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
A sense of fairness has long been considered purely human – but animals also react with frustration when they are treated unequally by a person.
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On the trail of exoplanets
03/01/2023 · Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Astronomers present precise values of more than 1000 bright stars. The data will be essential to interpret the stellar light and find connections between the stars’ properties and their possibly still unknown planets.
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Finding a ‘happy medium'
02/27/2023 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research
An international research team investigated how land in rural areas in Germany could be best used so that all user groups get as many benefits as possible, and equitably.
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Woman and top positions
02/23/2023 · ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Women face clearly identifiable and direct obstacles which prevent equal representation. A study shows two reasons.
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Blooms also like it cold
02/22/2023 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Cyanobacterial blooms can also occur at colder temperatures - even under ice. If the algal blooms go unnoticed, there are risks to drinking water production.
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City escape
02/17/2023 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Working from home has motivated many people in Germany to relocate, especially former city dwellers.
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Schools of fish resemble brains
02/10/2023 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
The best brain performance lies at the border between order and chaos. Researchers have now been able to demonstrate this hypothesis on a large school of fish.
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