Leibniz Association: News

On these pages you will find a selection of research news from the Leibniz Institutes.

Treacherous sea grass
12/16/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Regenerating sea grass beds in coastal waters aims at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to fight climate change. Whether the cultivation is actually helpful in a climatic context depends on its location.
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Energy and Gender
12/14/2021 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Switching to modern cooking fuels like gas or to electricity can improve the well-being of woman in the global South. Furthermore, expanding access to modern energy is likely to accelerate the demographic transition.
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Dangerous wind turbines
12/14/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Many bats die at wind turbines when colliding with the spinning blades. A comparison of age, sex and geographic origin now reveals that juveniles are killed more frequently than adults.
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Precise forecasts
12/02/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
The expansion of renewable energies requires precise forecasts as to how much solar power will be fed into the grid. Air quality models could improve the accuracy of that projections in the future.
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Spicy breast milk?
11/25/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich
In part of a recent study, it was found that after eating pepper, the alkaloid piperine was present in the milk of breastfeeding woman. The findings help decipher mechanisms that shape our food preferences from infancy.
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Who's the boss?
11/10/2021 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
In Guinea baboons, females are more free and less subordinate to males than in other species. Therefore, male and female guinea baboons are equally successful in leading the group.
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Maize loses, wheat wins
11/03/2021 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Farmers worldwide must adapt to new climate realities. Maize crop yields are projected to decline by almost a quarter.
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Anti-immigration attitudes and the reality check
10/22/2021 · WZB Berlin Social Science Center
A new study shows: Exclusionary beliefs and behaviours in Germany are weaker in regions with a high proportion of refugees.
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"Caramel receptor" identified
10/12/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology
Furaneol is a natural odorant that gives numerous fruits, but also coffee or bread, a caramel-like scent. A new study shows which types of olfactory receptors humans use to perceive this odorant.
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Red beet, purple tomatoes
10/05/2021 · Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Researchers have recently created purple tomatoes using genetic engineering methods. These sorts of methods will play an important role in the future, especially in drug manufacturing.
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Tethered balloon in action on Spitsbergen
10/04/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Leibniz researchers are currently using a tethered balloon to study the air layers near the ground in the Arctic. The measurements should help to better understand the strong warming of the Arctic.
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Translucent fish species discovered
09/28/2021 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Scientists have described a new species of the fish genus Danionella. Due to the transparent body, the species is considered an ideal model organism for neurophysiological research.
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News on fine cocoa flavor
09/28/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology
Scientists have developed a new methodology that quickly and precisely quantifies the flavor profile of cocoa samples. The new method is already suitable for practical use in companies.
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Microbes united against their enemy
09/10/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
The symbiosis with a bacterium protects a fungus against its predator. The results open up new approaches for the development of natural biocontrol agents in agriculture.
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Baby bats babble like human infants
09/01/2021 · Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
"Mamama", "dadada": Typical child development involves babbling. A new study shows that the babbling behaviour of bat pups is characterized by similar key features as human infant babbling.
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When economy triumphs over conservation
08/30/2021 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
For the past 150 years, the European crayfish has been devastated by the crayfish plague. For economically compensation, signal crayfish have been deliberately released into European rivers - a colossal mistake.
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Leibniz Strategy Forum “Technological Sovereignty” started its work
08/26/2021 · Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ)
Leibniz Institutes join expertise to strengthen national and European technology sovereignty.
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Global instead of national
08/10/2021 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Despite the Corona pandemic, German companies continue to rely on global supply chains. Large companies are relying on a wider pool of suppliers, smaller enterprises are planning to increase their warehousing.
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Understanding Climate Change
08/06/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Germany is getting a new infrastructure for research on particulate matter, clouds, and trace gases. ACTRIS will enable better forecasts for air quality, weather, and climate in the future.
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Expensive Invasion
07/29/2021 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Non-native species have incurred costs of more than 116 billion Euros in Europe between 1960 and 2020. Rats alone has caused around 5.5 billion euros.
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