Researchers have made significant advancements in understanding neuromuscular diseases by developing a two-dimensional neuromuscular junction model using pluripotent stem cells. This model, enabling high-throughput drug…
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The COP28 climate conference will highlight the role of forests as major carbon ‘sinks,’ with a study revealing their potential to absorb up to 226…
A team of international experts has developed a new method for benchmarking quantum computers, using mathematical physics to derive meaningful performance metrics from random data…
A new study reveals the critical role of oceanic salt distribution in regulating global climate, linking historical cooling periods such as the Little Ice Age…
Enceladus black smoker at the Aurora Vent Field. Credit: HACON cruise 2021, REV Ocean In the depths of the ocean, along tectonic plate boundaries, hydrothermal…
Light Pollution Impact – From excellent dark sky (left) to inner city sky (right). Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, P. Marenfeld Visibility of Stars in the Night Sky…
Cotton grasses on the banks of the Lower Ilerney, Russia. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Stefan Kruse Research shows that only ambitious climate protection measures can still…
The Carlini base on King George Island, hosting the seismometer located closest to the seismic region, and the Bransfield Strait. Credit: Milton Percy Plasencia Linares…
Sampling Arctic sea ice. Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute / M. Tekman A new AWI-led study shows: there is now a concerning degree of plastic pollution…
Germany’s icebreaking research vessel Polarstern (operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research). Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge AWI experts…
The dense sponge grounds discovered on the northerly Langseth Ridge seamount structure represent an astonishingly rich ecosystem, demonstrating the ability of sponges and associated microorganisms…
A view of the Earth from space on September 21, 2005, with the full Antarctic region visible. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center AWI study provides…
Nests of icefish. Credit: AWI OFOBS Team Researchers detect around 60 million nests of Antarctic icefish over a 240 square kilometers area in the Weddell…
Neutron-rich material is ejected from the disk, enabling the rapid neutron-capture process (r-process). The light blue region is a particularly fast ejection of matter, called…
BES-III detector at the Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP) in Beijing. Credit: Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP), Beijing An international research team with…
Cut-away diagram of a water-rich sub-Neptune exo-planet highlighting, in orange color, the interaction region between a deep H2O layer and the underlying rocky mantle. Credit:…
Study on declining biodiversity in Tibet’s mountainous regions in response to climate change. Normally, mountain forests are among the most diverse habitats in alpine regions.…
This image shows trails left by sponges as they crawl across the seafloor. Credit: AWI OFOBS team, PS101 Sponges: They are considered to be one…
Ancient kauri tree log from Ngawha, New Zealand. Credit: Nelson Parker Radiocarbon measurements on the remains of 42,000-year-old New Zealand kauri trees provide the basis…
Engraving of Giraffes near Gobero in Niger, ca. 8,000 yrs old, witness green times in the desert. Credit: Mike Hettwer, 2006, www.hettwer.com Past River Activity…