Leibniz Association: News

Biggest CO2 drop
10/14/2020 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

A new study shows, using real-time data, Covid-19’s massive impact on global emissions during the first half of 2020.

Small area, great effect
10/09/2020 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Peatland rewetting can stabilize our climate. Global peatlands store about twice as much carbon than forests.

Equality jeopardised
10/08/2020 · ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

School closures could lead to learning deficits among pupils. Inequalities relating to a child’s family background may increase, particularly in terms of academic achievement.

Search for traces of microplastics in humans
10/07/2020 · Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

A new project aims to investigate the consequences of microplastics in the human body by applying methods from astrophysics.

Big brain = more intelligence?
10/02/2020 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research

The relationship between brain size and cognitive abilities of different primate species cannot be generalized.

A small piece of Jurassic Park
10/02/2020 · Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

For the first time, genetic material from insects that were embedded in resin samples was successfully extracted. The study clarifies whether DNA embedded in resin can be preserved.

The illuminated museum
10/01/2020 · German Maritime Museum – Leibniz Institute for Maritime History

The lighting installation FRAME at the Bangert Building of the German Maritime Museum offers a foretaste of the interactive use of the batten luminaires.

Stability check on Antarctica reveals enormous risks
09/24/2020 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

If global warming continues, the ice in Antarctica could irreversibly melt - and thus raise global sea levels by more than six meters.

Together we can do it
09/24/2020 · Leibniz Association

A statement by the presidents of the non-university research organizations on the COVID-19 epidemic

The long arm of the Atlantic
09/24/2020 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research

Researchers have studied the long-range effects of the Atlantic on the Baltic Sea during the last millennium - and have come across astonishing connections.

Refugees in Eastern Germany
09/23/2020 · Berlin Social Science Center

Xenophobia is widespread in more than 200 examined East German communities. However, the arrival of refugees had hardly any influence on these attitudes.

Reefs in danger
09/23/2020 · Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research

94 percent of the world's coral reef habitats must be considered endangered, as a new study shows. Reefs in the Caribbean or the Red Sea are considered particularly threatened.

ZALF researcher honored
09/23/2020 · Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research

For her work on sustainable land management, Jana Zscheischler receives the "Transformative Science" research award.

Preclinical study on nerve tumors
09/17/2020 · Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung - Fritz-Lipmann-Institut

Researchers identified a compound that inhibits the growth of tumors in the peripheral nervous system and improves nerve function. The group will now conduct a multi-center preclinical study.

Climate migration depends on the context
09/17/2020 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Environmental migration is most pronounced in middle-income and agricultural countries. However, impacts on migration vary by types of environmental hazards.

Convert energy like nature
09/17/2020 · Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology

A new approach makes it possible for the first time to store and regenerate light energy independently of the day-night cycle.

Dams threaten biodiversity
09/15/2020 · Leibniz Institut of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

In order to adapt to climate changes, river fish colonize new habitats. But dams restrict their movement - and often do not prevent the spread of invasive species.

Out of balance
09/15/2020 · Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology

Antibiotics impair the interaction between fungi and bacteria in our intestines – and can thus favour fungal infections.

Tree rings exaggerate
09/14/2020 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Scientists deduce historical climatic conditions for the past hundreds of years from the width of the annual growth rings of trees - but the analyzes are flawed, as a new study shows.

Compensation for National Socialist injustice
09/09/2020 · FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure

A new project for the digital indexing of compensation files bundles the information in a thematic portal and makes it available online for research, educational, and other purposes.