Bringing brightness to the night’s ocean Bobtail squids of the Euprymna scolopes species are small, nocturnal sea creatures found mainly in tropical coastal regions, which – despite their diminutive size...
How climate change is changing the laboratory
How climate change is changing the laboratory
How a 2 °C shift is a whole world of difference for analyses Two degrees Celsius: that is the target the political leaders have set. Many experts are already predicting that even this seemingly small global...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025
Immune tolerance or the immune system’s brake pedal Our body’s immune system is vital to our survival. Given the enormous breadth of germs that have the potential to make us ill, which surround us every...
Water bears vs the forces of nature
Water bears vs the forces of nature
The guardians of genes Water bears, also known as tardigrades, are microscopically small arthropods that offer an impressive example of how life can still survive in extreme conditions. They are found...
German Future Prize (Deutscher Zukunftspreis) 2025
German Future Prize (Deutscher Zukunftspreis) 2025
Green power for heavy loads: fuel cells in lorries The Federal President’s German Future Prize (Deutscher Zukunftspreis) 2025 has been awarded – and the prize goes to a team that is making a sustainable...