On November 4, 1989 Johnannes Orphal demonstrated on the Alexanderplatz. Today, the renowned climate scientist thinks with relief at the fall of the wall

A feature long since established in the field of art and culture now slowly begins to penetrate also in the field of science: researchers can present their projects on the sciencestarter.de internet platform

When you are looking for a partner, you want to be pleasing – and you think you know what makes you attractive to others. Really? British neurologists looked into this issue. A report from the Journal of Unsolved Questions (JUnQ)

This year's World Cup ball "knuckles" far less than previous competition models. Japanese scientists have proven that in the wind channel

Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale is a leading authority in the field of breast cancer. Soon she will come to Germany for an extended research visit. An interview about family, career, research in Germany and the long road to personalized medicine

In our interview, cryptologist Jörn Müller-Quade tells us how we can really protect our data. Start of a series in the context of the Science Year "The Digital Society"

Viele Redaktionen haben weniger Geld, weniger Personal, weniger Platz - und weniger Leser. Die Branche muss sich neu erfinden

Research in China can be strenuous – says someone who knows what he is talking about. We asked China expert Ingo Liefner what it is like to work in the "Land of Smiles" and what are the cultural and political characteristics of academic life there

An Open Access Policy of the Helmholtz Association is now ensuring that publications originating from funded projects will be made freely available to the public on the internet