UC San Diego study shows hematopoietic stem cell transplants can protect against memory loss, neuroinflammation and β-amyloid build-up in Alzheimer’s mice. In the ongoing search for a cure for Alzheimer’s…
Research cruise with the METEOR starts. Expedition investigates hydrothermal systems in different water depths for the first time. Deep-sea hydrothermal vents, also often called black smokers because of their characteristic…
In the 1980s, the Elbe estuary had largely lost its function as an estuarine filter due to heavy metal pollution. After decades, the estuary was able to recover from this,…
Nitrous oxide has a much stronger effect on the climate than carbon dioxide. Soils, peatlands and rivers are potential nitrous oxide sources. However, when, where and how much nitrous oxide…
Groups report evidence that the cosmos is filled with a background of gravitational waves likely due to mergers of supermassive black hole binaries. The universe is humming with gravitational radiation…
… quickly adapts to new environmental conditions. Hospital-acquired infections are often hard to treat because the corresponding pathogens become increasingly resistant against antibiotics. Here, the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is particularly…