Leibniz Association: News

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

Vampires with genetic defects
03/29/2022 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Vampire bats feed exclusively on the blood of other vertebrates. A detailed analysis of the genome of the animals now provides new insights into the evolution of dietary adaptions.
read more
Walk of life
03/21/2022 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Over a period of five years, Senckenberg scientists analyzed the data on the movement of a female gazelle. The data provide important information for the protection of these nomadic animals.
read more
Food crisis calls for demand-side action
03/21/2022 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The global food system is impacted by the war in Ukraine. In a statement scientists propose three levers for coping with the shocks while also ensuring human health and long-term sustainable development.
read more
Statement on the war in Ukraine
03/18/2022 ·
Statement of the Leibniz Research Network „Central and Eastern Europe“ on the war in Ukraine and relations with colleagues in Russia
read more
Solidarity with Ukraine
02/25/2022 · Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany
Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany takes action.
read more
It's the rhythm that counts
02/22/2022 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
Focusing on what's important is one of the main tasks of our brain. Scientists have now investigated in how the attentional selection of the oscillatory neural activity works.
read more
Hijacked immune system
02/10/2022 · Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
In immunocompromised people Candida albicans can invade the bloodstream and cause life-threatening infections. A research team has now discovered that the fungus specifically exploits human immune defenses to do this.
read more
Affective teaching
01/17/2022 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
After the introduction of ethics classes, support for traditional attitudes eroded. Conversely, the teaching reform had no effect on life satisfaction or ethical behaviors such as volunteerism.
read more
Lessons from the Ice Age
01/17/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Mountain lakes clearly react to climate change in their ecology. They are likely to change significantly in the coming decades.
read more
Rainy days harm the economy
01/13/2022 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Economies across the world are slowed down by more wet days and extreme daily rainfall. Rich countries are most severely affected.
read more
Innovative inflammation
01/10/2022 · Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change
A "plug" allows ricefish mothers to carry their offspring until hatching. Researchers discovered new evidence that inflammatory immune responses can lay the foundation for this evolution.
read more
Next generation textiles
01/06/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
In the future it should be even easier to supply mobile electronic devices worn close to the body with energy. Smart textiles use the warmth of the human body and convert it into electricity.
read more
Dangerous sewage sludge
01/05/2022 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
If sewage sludge is applied to fields, microplastics can get into deeper soil layers and onto adjacent areas.
read more
Snowglow
12/20/2021 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Due to the increase in artificial lighting, night and winter are no longer dark enough. To bend the curve of biodiversity loss, transdiciplinary solutions are crucial.
read more
Treacherous sea grass
12/16/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Regenerating sea grass beds in coastal waters aims at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to fight climate change. Whether the cultivation is actually helpful in a climatic context depends on its location.
read more
Energy and Gender
12/14/2021 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Switching to modern cooking fuels like gas or to electricity can improve the well-being of woman in the global South. Furthermore, expanding access to modern energy is likely to accelerate the demographic transition.
read more
Dangerous wind turbines
12/14/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Many bats die at wind turbines when colliding with the spinning blades. A comparison of age, sex and geographic origin now reveals that juveniles are killed more frequently than adults.
read more
Precise forecasts
12/02/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
The expansion of renewable energies requires precise forecasts as to how much solar power will be fed into the grid. Air quality models could improve the accuracy of that projections in the future.
read more
Spicy breast milk?
11/25/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich
In part of a recent study, it was found that after eating pepper, the alkaloid piperine was present in the milk of breastfeeding woman. The findings help decipher mechanisms that shape our food preferences from infancy.
read more
Who's the boss?
11/10/2021 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
In Guinea baboons, females are more free and less subordinate to males than in other species. Therefore, male and female guinea baboons are equally successful in leading the group.
read more

No results found.