Leibniz Association: News

The Earth is warming faster
03/17/2026 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

A new study has demonstrated for the first time with statistical significance that the rate of warming has almost doubled over the past ten years.

How old is the universe?
03/12/2026 · Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

The oldest stars in the Milky Way provide insights into the age of the universe – and offer new clues about its expansion.

Plastic in urban air
03/05/2026 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

Cars also pollute the air through tyre wear. A new study reveals just how much plastic we breathe in every day as a result.

More control in immunotherapy
03/04/2026 · Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy

CAR T cells fight cancer cells, but they can also damage healthy tissue. A new drug is designed to control their activity.

Colour-stained microscope image of a cell culture.

Tumor models simulate immune response
01/05/2026 · INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials

Novel artificial tumors could advance cancer research: they show how cancer cells evade immune control.

EU flags in front of the Commission in Brussels

Statement: Improve plans for FP10
12/17/2025 · Leibniz Association

Strengthening excellence, creating reliable framework conditions, securing collaborative research

It's all about the calories
11/18/2025 · German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke

Intermittent fasting itself has no positive effects on metabolism, according to a study. The energy balance is the decisive factor.

The logistics of parasites
11/17/2025 · Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

In order to survive, malaria parasites use a sophisticated transport system for proteins. This discovery could contribute to the development of new therapies.

Genetic map of oats
11/11/2025 · Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

Oats are very healthy, but their genetic makeup is particularly complex. Now, scientists have succeeded in decoding it – an important achievement for agriculture, breeding, and yield.

Leibniz Institutes at COP30 in Belém
11/06/2025 · Leibniz Lab Systemic Sustainability

With two events, the Leibniz Lab Systemic Sustainability is setting priorities for sustainable change at the World Climate Conference.

Researcher examines bacteria on a Petri dish

Diagnostic innovation
10/27/2025 · Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology

Just a drop of blood is enough: A new diagnostic platform detects vaccination gaps and antibiotic resistance.

Guinea baboons share meat according to fixed social rules
10/27/2025 · German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research

Family first, then neighbors and friends: Baboons share meat following social patterns similar to human hunter-gatherer societies.

Ribwort plantain doubles harvest
10/24/2025 · Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research

New plantain-alfalfa mixture shows promising results in farm trials: higher feed yields and better groundwater protection.

Self-annihilating dark matter
10/22/2025 · Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

The galactic center exhibits an enigmatic gamma-ray excess, representing the most energetic electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Could dark matter particle annihilation be the source?

Night sky with stars, overlaid with a colour spectrum

First light!
10/22/2025 · Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam

After 15 years of preparation, the 4MOST spectroscope starts its work – a new era of sky surveys begins.

Tuberculosis: Call for a Europe-wide agenda
10/17/2025 · Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center

A new study warns of the dawn of an extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic in Europe.

How synapses are formed
10/10/2025 · Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie

FMP Director Volker Haucke receives the prestigious Reinhart Koselleck Grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for his interdisciplinary research project on synapse formation.

The award winners during the award ceremony

Award-winning lung model
10/09/2025 · Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute

A new lung model could dramatically reduce animal testing in infection research. The Leibniz-HKI has now been honored with the Thuringian Animal Welfare Award for this development.

daLUXendins can be visualized using fluorescence microscopy to pinpoint GLP1R and GIPR binding and activation.

Medication's journey
09/02/2025 · Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie

Fluorescent markers reveal for the first time how diabetes and obesity drugs work inside the body.

Two bats hanging from the ceiling of a cave

Bats deliver prey
08/28/2025 · Muesum fuer Naturkunde

America's largest bat species displays a surprisingly complex social behavior – from greeting rituals to food sharing and mutual grooming.