The researchers used tiny droplets of superfluid helium as spherical laboratories. When identical charges repel each other but are confined to the surface of a sphere, they seek the arrangement with ...

We investigated whether spiders actually sleep—and whether, like humans and other animals, they go through different stages of sleep. To do this, we recorded the behavior of the Australian jumping ...

This phenomenon results in lifelike traits such as signaling, sensing, and movement and therefore gives a perspective on the potential origins of life In non-reciprocal active matter, agents act ...

The Mannheim-based research project TRAPP, which aims to combat child trafficking using artificial intelligence, is one of 100 projects selected from around the world to be presented at the ...

People with public health insurance will likely be able to make their health data from the electronic patient record (ePA) available for research starting in November 2026. To ensure this is done in ...

The consumption of quality journalism and the ability to spot manipulative patterns of argument strengthen resilience to disinformation. By contrast, people who rarely consume news from professional ...

A large-scale survey of 1,604 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions beneficiaries highlights the programme’s positive contribution to research careers, mobility and scientific collaboration. The results also ...

This phenomenon demonstrates the distinction between global and local collective memory—the shared knowledge of the past that shapes group identity—and it is the topic of newly published research from ...

Debnath, P.; Korkuć, P.; Kumar, K.; Bueno, P.C.P.; Jaeger, K.; Abel, C.; Hennig, V.; van Dam, N.M.; Wigge, P.A.; Olas, J.J. (2026) Thermal priming enhances yield after recurrent heat stress and ...

A research team has found an optimized way to produce hydrogen peroxide more sustainably. By precisely arranging ions in the catalyst, the material makes optimal use of light and significantly ...

Under planned amendments to the German Renewable Energy Sources Act, biogas plants are expected to supply electricity primarily when wind and solar power generation is low and electricity prices are ...

The study was published in the prestigious journal “Communications Psychology”. Why are some people more drawn to new and exciting experiences than others? This phenomenon is usually explained by the ...