text.skipToContent text.skipToNavigation

No results found

Search Suggestions

Products

Show all Products ()

Essays

Show all Essays ()

Off the Bench - Inspiring Science

The Power of Touch

With her research, Lauren Orefice wants to contribute to the improvement of treatments for autism disorders. The young neurobiologist aims to uncover the influence that the sense of touch has on those affected.

Outstanding

There are approximately 65,000 known tree species worldwide, and some of them have made quite a name for themselves. They are higher, older or heavier than their peers – and they continue to amaze researchers and nature-lovers alike.

Can of Worms

We would like to introduce what may be the most ecologically beneficial animal on earth: the earthworm. 141 scientists from 57 countries have published the first world atlas of the worm. It uncovers surprising findings.

Everything to Our Satisfaction?

Sociologist Martin Schröder studies what makes us feel content: he analyzed a huge database, compiled over 34 years. Five findings that resu ...

Space Girls

Claudia Kessler, a German aerospace engineer, was denied the dream of flying to the moon. Today, the 56-year-old heads the private foundati ...

A Broader Scope

They are the ones who make science accessible – researchers who blog and who are active on social networks are becoming the digital voices o ...

Things We Cannot Manage Alone

Community cohesion is considered to be the “glue” of our society. In times of crisis, it ensures that people will collaborate, close ranks – ...

From Patterns and Models

Our daily lives are steeped in mathematics. According to Gerta Köster, professor at the University of Munich, there is hardly an area that ...

Good for the Brain

Shane O’Mara studies how leisurely walks affect our muscles, our immune systems and our brains. Read here how 5,000 steps a day can make a d ...

Load 3 More