The Hidden Cost of Decarbonization: Population Disruption
Göttingen University joins forces with other researchers to study the impact of resources, demographics, and disruption in the shift toward clean energy. Recent research led…
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Scientists Have Discovered a Bizarre New Species of Scorpionflies
An entomologist has identified a new species of large insect from Nepal with odd genitalia. Zoologist Professor Rainer Willmann, previously the head of the Zoological…
Glowing Fossils: Fluorescent Color Patterns Found in 240 Million-Year-Old Shells
A geobiologist from Göttingen University has found a diversity of patterns in 240 million-year-old seashells. UV light allows you to view intricate structures in fossils…
Puzzling Scientists for Nearly 50 Years: Mystery of Namibia’s Fairy Circles Finally Solved
Inexplicable circles are caused by plant water stress, not termites, according to research from Göttingen University. For almost 50 years, researchers have been perplexed by…
Scientists Discover That Cellulose-Producing Bacteria Can Survive on Mars
A team of researchers from Göttingen University investigates kombucha cultivation in extraterrestrial environments. The possibility of kombucha cultures surviving under Martian-like environments has been studied…
Innovative X-Ray Imaging Directly Shows COVID-19 Can Cause Vascular Damage to the Heart
Interdisciplinary research team from Göttingen University and Hannover Medical School are first to prove this directly. An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Göttingen…
Build a High-Resolution Microscope From LEGO and Affordable Phone Parts
Research led by Göttingen University shows constructing microscope improves children’s understanding. Microscopy is an essential tool in many fields of science and medicine. However, many…
Asteroid Impact Crater on Earth Provides Clues About Martian Craters
Research team led by the University of Göttingen discovers crater floor sagging from bowl-shaped volcanic ash layer. The almost 15-million-year-old Nördlinger Ries is an asteroid…
Bizarre Branching Worm With Dividing Internal Organs Discovered Growing in Sea Sponge
International research team including Göttingen University first to describe tree-like internal anatomy of symbiotic worm and sponge. The marine worm Ramisyllis multicaudata, which lives within…
The Very First Structures in the Universe: Astrophysicists Simulate Microscopic Clusters From the Big Bang
The very first moments of the Universe can be reconstructed mathematically even though they cannot be observed directly. Physicists from the Universities of Göttingen and…
Breaking the Warp Barrier for Faster-Than-Light Travel: New Theoretical Hyper-Fast Solitons Discovered
Astrophysicist at Göttingen University discovers new theoretical hyper-fast soliton solutions. If travel to distant stars within an individual’s lifetime is going to be possible, a…
Sandwich Structure: New Method for Generating and Directing X-rays
Physicists from Göttingen University develop method in which beams are simultaneously generated and guided by ‘sandwich structure’. X-rays are usually difficult to direct and guide….
Laser Transformation of Crystal Structures in Super Slow Motion
Physicists from Göttingen first to succeed in filming a phase transition with extremely high spatial and temporal resolution. Laser beams can be used to change…
Zoonosis Threat: Urgent Call for More Effective Wildlife Trade Legislation in Wake of COVID-19
International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislation. Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the jump from…
Fighting “Hidden Hunger” With Plant Genetic Engineering and Molecular Breeding
International research team including University of Göttingen explains advantages of molecular breeding methods More than two billion people worldwide suffer from micronutrient malnutrition due to…
New 3D Imaging Technique to Visualize Lung Tissue Damage in Severe COVID-19
Researchers led by Göttingen University develop new three-dimensional imaging technique to visualize tissue damage in severe COVID-19. Physicists at the University of Göttingen, together with…
Rock ’n’ Control: Physicists Use Oscillations of Atoms to Control a Phase Transition
The goal of “Femtochemistry” is to film and control chemical reactions with short flashes of light. Using consecutive laser pulses, atomic bonds can be excited…
Feed of the Future: Taste-Testing Meat From Animals Fed Insects and Microalgae
Worldwide there is a growing demand for animal products for human nutrition, despite vegan and vegetarian diets becoming more popular in Western countries. Changing diets…
