Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye – yet they play a central role in the quality of our ...
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The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is becoming increasingly resistant to the artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) currently in use. Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for ...
The cassava plant (Manihot esculenta) originates from South America. However, tapioca – which is extracted from its starchy root tubers – now plays a key role in diet in tropical countries, providing ...
The Carbon Removal Atlas (CDRatlas) now provides answers to these questions. Developed under the leadership of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, this freely accessible online ...
A sediment core from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean has provided a research team led by geochemist Dr Torben Struve from the University of Oldenburg with evidence of an unexpected climate ...
Radioactive, chemical or biological substances are undetectable to humans in threatening situations and difficult to detect with remote sensing. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for ...
Sixty percent of Bavaria’s alpine forests serve as protective forests that safeguard settlements and infrastructure from the impacts of extreme weather events. Climate change is putting these forests ...
Light pollution poses a growing threat to moths. In her Lightstar project, which has been awarded a prestigious EU Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros, zoologist Jacqueline Degen from the ...
Physical aggression by adolescents against their parents is more common than many might believe, according to a longitudinal study from Zurich. Among young people aged 11 to 24, aggressive episodes of ...