On the death of Paul Crutzen: The patron of earth politics
Dhe climate change has long been big politics, Helmut Kohl saw himself as a hero of “earth politics”, and at that time, before the Berlin … Read more
Max Planck Institute
“I did it all by myself”
The 14-year-old Jackson Oswalt from the USA built a nuclear reactor in his nursery. In an interview with t-online.de, he explains how dangerous that was … Read more
The year 2020 is all about RNA
We know coronaviruses as dimpled balls that contain RNA. Here in the CRISPR / Cas system, RNA, pink, with a protein, white, serves as gene … Read more
Math gene Robo1: Born to do math
WHow well someone can do arithmetic, read or write depends to a large extent on the quality of the lessons and the willingness to learn … Read more
Not only the sun but other stars have spots too
NIt’s just a good thing that we have deviated from the practice of interpreting natural events as omens. Otherwise we could hardly save ourselves from … Read more
Life imprisonment for murder of Dresden researcher
AOn Tuesday, a 28-year-old man was sentenced to life in Crete for the murder of the Dresden Max Planck researcher Suzanne Eaton. The court in … Read more
Nobel Prize for gene scissors: discovery with explosive power
VThis Nobel Prize has been talked about for years and will probably be talked about for decades, who knows, maybe even in the next century. … Read more
How astronomers try to protect the climate
EAt first glance, one of the paradoxical effects of exploring the cosmos is that looking into distant expanses can simultaneously change the perspective of one’s … Read more
Anti-corona nasal spray: the gentle vaccine
A nasal spray to protect against swine flu: A picture from 2009, when many influenza vaccines against H1N1 were also being developed. Image: AFP Experts … Read more
The “gentle” vaccine for radical solutions
A nasal spray to protect against swine flu: A picture from 2009, when many influenza vaccines against H1N1 were also being developed. Image: AFP Experts … Read more