On these pages you will find a selection of research news from the Leibniz Institutes.
Groundwater: Blessing or curse?
03/31/2021 · Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research
A new study highlights the major importance of nutrient inputs to coastal oceans from groundwater. Such nutrients can play a critical role in coastal ecosystems worldwide.
The male ego has no need for redistribution
03/25/2021 · Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Women are more in favor of income redistribution than men. This gender discrepancy is only evident when earnings are uncertain and depend on one's own performance.
Oxygen-depleted seas
03/25/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
An investigation on climate change and its effects on the “dead zones” of the Baltic Sea showed that a reduction in the size of these areas can be achieved by 2100.
New method for genome assembly
03/25/2021 · Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
A research team has now investigated a new DNA sequencing method. The results are very promising and could be used to assemble barley genomes in the future.
Toxicity to birds of prey
03/24/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
The increased use of chemicals has had toxic effects on wildlife. A new scientific investigation shows that these substances are widely found in liver tissues of birds of prey from Germany.
Cosmic web filaments
03/18/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Astronomers for the first time directly mapped cosmic web filaments in the young universe, less than two billion years after the Big Bang. The observations uncovered faint galaxies in the young universe.
The last meal
03/16/2021 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Researchers were able to document pollen from various plant species in the abdomen of the approximately 47-million-year-old fly and to emphasize the flies‘ role as pollinators.
Dynamics in the heart of the Baltic Sea
03/16/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
With the help of highly resolved realistic model simulations physicists have succeeded in depicting the so-called submesoscale dynamics in the Eastern Gotland Basin.
Do known drugs help against SARS-CoV-2?
03/09/2021 · Deutsches Primatenzentrum - Leibniz-Institut für Primatenforschung
Repurposing of already available medication for COVID-19 therapy is an option to shorten the road to treatment development. The drug Camostat could be suitable.
67 trillion particles
03/09/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
In total, about 67 trillion microplastic particles enter the Baltic Sea each year. A study offers new insights into behaviour, sinks and reduction measures.
Intelligent plant seeds
03/09/2021 · INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials
The EU project I-Seed is developing intelligent plant seed-inspired soft robots that disperse on and in the soil to monitor soil and climate parameters.
Potential for remote working remains untapped
03/04/2021 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
In Germany, many more people could be working from home. According to a recent study, only around 30 percent of employees worked from home in February.
Gulf Stream System at its weakest
03/04/2021 · otsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Never before in over 1000 years the Gulf Stream System has been as weak as in the last decades. It is relevant for weather patterns in Europe and the US.
Bitter and anti-inflammatory
03/03/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology
Resveratrol is a plant compound with anti-inflammatory properties found in red grapes. A recent study has now shown that the bitter receptor is involved in this effect.
Colonial history of North German Lloyds
03/03/2021 · Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum - Leibniz-Institut für Maritime Geschichte
As one of the largest shipping companies in the German Empire, Norddeutscher Lloyd plays an important role in the investigation of the history of colonial objects.
Sniffing for science
03/03/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
It is often difficult to find out exactly where individual species still occur and how their populations are developing. Specially trained detection dogs can be a help in such cases.
