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06 March 2026 / TUM

Forest damage could double: How fires, storms, and bark beetles will shape the future of Europe’s forests

Wildfires, storms, and bark beetles have a major impact on forests and the benefits they…

06 March 2026 / JMU Würzburg

Villages: An underestimated habitat with potential

Villages can provide important habitats for insects. A new study by the University of…

05 March 2026 / JMU Würzburg

A forgotten translator of the Salzburg Festival

Around 100 years ago, Ljuba Metzl translated a famous Baroque drama from Latin into…

03 March 2026 / TUM

Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit during summer

How much carbon dioxide do parks and individual trees in cities absorb, and how much do…

03 March 2026 / JMU Würzburg

Flying lecture hall: Würzburg AI satellite in orbit for two years

The small satellite SONATE-2 from Würzburg has been in orbit for two years. It completed…

24 February 2026

Versatile answers to drought: Succulent plants protect themselves through a variety of adaptation strategies

How do plants adapt to drought and heat? New studies on plants of the Canary Islands show…

24 February 2026 / JMU Würzburg

Mate choice: How social trends influence mate diversity

Whether people follow a general trend when choosing a partner or consciously decide…

19 February 2026 / TUM

How fast is the universe expanding? Supernova could provide the answer

• An image that could solve a long lasting cosmic mystery

• Unprecedented chance to…

17 February 2026 / University of Passau

The AI knowledge trap: How artificial intelligence can cause businesses to lose their knowledge

Over time, the loss of human expertise caused by AI use can impair the quality of that…

17 February 2026 / JMU Würzburg

How forest conversion can harm dung beetles

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy…