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Rinderherde auf gerodetem Areal auf dem früher Regenwald war.

Tipping points and their consequences

Global food production depends on healthy soil where crops such as grains, fruits, and vegetables are grown. Such farmland withstands an astonishing amount of stress. But at some point – to put it simply – it will no longer functions as it should and a tipping point has been reached.

Climate

Agriculture

Sustainability

Gruppe von Menschen liegt im Kreis im Grünen

Good friends, good life

Social Sciences

More than a third of people in Europe feel lonely at least occasionally. Yet friendship is one of the most important things in life. This article explores what makes for good friendships and why they are crucial to our well-being.

Life

Society

Psyche

Der 1. FC Kaiserslautern beim Heimspiel auf dem Betzenberg

The Bundesliga schedule is like a maths problem

STEM

Get the ball in the net. Simple enough. Yet, no Bundesliga match kicks off without a meticulously planned schedule involving highly complex calculations. Mathematician Sven Krumke is one of the minds behind the system that compiles suitable matchups for the Bundesliga from millions of possibilities.

The clock in our cells

STEM

The dream of eternal life will likely remain just that – a dream. After all, our potential lifespan is genetically determined and governed by our cells' energy balance. However, how we make the most of the time we have is up to us.

Life

Society

Health

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Sandsäcke sorgen für Schutz vor Hochwasser.

Human nature in disaster response

Floods, wildfires, and heatwaves show how fragile our systems become in a crisis. Before official help arrives, people often rely on each other. In ...

Life

Society

Hand von Geschäftsmann mit Stift sucht in Panorama aus Geschäftsleuten nach passender Bewerbung

Equally qualified, unequally treated? Recognizing discrimination

Are sexual minorities and people with a migrant background discriminated against in application processes – simply because there people are prejudiced ...

Work

Live-Gespräch auf der Online-Plattform X (vormals Twitter) zwischen Alice Weidel, Kanzlerkandidatin der Partei Alternative für Deutschland, und dem US-amerikanischen Tech-Unternehmer Elon Musk. Auf einem Laptop wurde der X-Account von Alice Weidel mit dem Live-Talk geöffnet. Davor wurde auf einem Smartphone der X-Account mit dem Link zu dem Live-Talk aufgerufen.

Politics and social media: Trust at risk

Parties in constant conflict, a sense of crisis in society – trust in politics is crumbling. Two media researchers explain the role of social media in ...

Democracy

Politics

Let’s tackle micropollutants

The civil engineer Henning Knerr is refining technologies for wastewater treatment plants that can remove environmentally hazardous synthetic ...

Technology

Environment

Sustainability

Älteres Ehepaar tanzt in den Sonnenuntergang

Baby boomers are retiring: a challenge for local authorities

In the coming years, many baby boomers will retire, which will present a major challenge for cities and municipalities. How can they prepare for this ...

Life

Society

Artificial Intelligence

Technology

Tipping points and their consequences

Global food production depends on healthy soil where crops such as grains, fruits, and vegetables are grown. Such farmland withstands an astonishing ...