Leibniz Association: News

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

Ancient connection
10/04/2022 · Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics
When humans gesture, they activate an ancient connection between movement and breathing. The perspective suggests that there are striking connections between animal and human behavior.
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Less consumption downtown
09/26/2022 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Even after almost all coronavirus measures have expired, people are not returning to their pre-crisis shopping habits. The consumption has shifted from city centers to city outskirts.
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Restore peatlands
09/19/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Intact peatlands are habitats for many rare animals and plants and important sinks for greenhouse gases. Many peatlands should therefore be restored - a study discusses different strategies for this.
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Working from home around the world
09/16/2022 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Covid-19 has had a lasting effect on working conditions. Germans currently work at home 1.4 days per week.
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Lessons learned?
09/14/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
The man-made environmental disaster has caused severe damage to the Oder ecosystem. Scientists have summarised what needs to be done to ensure the recovery and sustainable use of the river.
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Crossing tipping points
09/13/2022 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
At the current rate of global warming, the world is already at risk of crossing five dangerous climate tipping points - and the risks increase with every tenth of a degree of further warming.
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Stress in the kids room
09/12/2022 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
The birth of a younger sibling activates long-lasting stress reactions in young bonobos.
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Improved water quality
09/06/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Riverine floodplains are among the most species-rich ecosystems on earth. Research results show how useful the large-scale renaturation is for improving water quality.
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Wooden cities
08/31/2022 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood could avoid more than 100 billion tons of CO2 until 2100.
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Interruptions with an impact
08/30/2022 · Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors
In everyday working life, people are often interrupted in their tasks. Observations show that the performance deficit after such interruptions is often bigger in older people.
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Treatment with side effects
08/24/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Virology
Antiviral treatment of prolonged infections promotes the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, a new study shows.
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Warm summer, more mosquitoes
08/20/2022 · Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
The Climate change accelerates the spread of exotic mosquitoes and pathogens. On the World Mosquito Day, researchers are calling for CO2 emissions to be reduced and mosquito control to be intensified.
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Dramatic decline
08/09/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Sturgeons are the most endangered animal group in the world. The main causes are overfishing, fragmentation of water bodies, pollution and the consequences of climate change.
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Clean skies in lockdown
08/09/2022 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
During the first lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic, soot concentrations in the atmosphere over Western and Southern Europe almost halved.
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Considering catastrophe
08/02/2022 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The world needs to start preparing for the possibility of a "climate endgame", scientists say.
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Pollution from wood combustion
07/26/2022 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
The population living in mountain valleys is more affected by air pollution than previously assumed. A large part of this is due to heating with wood, as a new study has found.
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How cities urbanise water sources
07/25/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Bacterial communities in urban waterbodies are distinctly different from those of rural lakes in surrounding regions. The process can drastically favour specific bacteria over others and change the makeup of the microbiome.
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Triple crisis for Africa's biodiversity
07/11/2022 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research
The impacts of climate change, population growth, and land-use change threaten Africa's biodiversity. Almost all protected areas are affected by at least one of these factors.
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An eye on genes
07/07/2022 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research
A team of scientists discovered previously unknown genes in their large-scale genomic analysis with important roles in the eye.
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More heat in Europe
07/05/2022 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Heatwaves over Europe have increased faster than in the rest of the northern mid-latitudes. A study shows that these heat extremes are linked to double jet streams.
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