Research News
National Biodiversity Centre
Butterflies are indicators of biodiversity. Photo: UFZ/KünzelmannThe German Research Foundation DFG intends to establish a National Research Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research in the region around Leipzig, in order to consolidate the competences from universities and extramural research institutions existing already in the area. The new research centre will be funded for an initial period of four years and is to receive some 33 million Euro during that time. Leipzig will be the central site for this institution, which is to be called "German Centre...more
First Solar and Wind Energy Atlas
The sun and wind are the most important renewable energy sources, however, they are not always and everywhere available. When planning energy plants it is therefore essential to be able to assess the prospective site's potential. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) now have presented the...more
Expedition to the Red Sea
In April 2012, GEOMAR researchers and their colleagues from the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah in Saudi-Arabia investigated coral reefs in the Red Sea with the aid of the research submarine JAGO.
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GPS Data Improve Tsunami Warning System
After investigating the Fukushima earthquake from 11 March 2011, Helmholtz scientists from the GFZ now have shown that the inclusion of GPS data could contribute to the significant improvement of tsunami warning systems.more
Brain Research News
Spatial Orientation
A team around the DKFZ researcher Prof. Dr Hannah Monyer has discovered that the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation and location memory are directly connected to each other by long branched projections of inhibiting neurons. It is assumed that this connection contributes to synchronising these two brain regions...more
