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Bees find ample forage in the Petzow orchards at Schwielowsee lake. Picture: Karla Fritze

Under Stress – Ecological models to help protect endangered bees

Their industriousness is legendary. Without them there would be no fruit. Of all plants dependent on insects over 85% are pollinated by bees. Their …
Picture: Fotolia/Ermolaev Alexandr

Navigating through the Text – Researchers have studied the efficiency of reading strategies

Literary texts have a firm place in many people’s lives. It is impossible to imagine German school lessons without them. Can students, however, …
“The basic problem of democratic policy is that we all want something different but have to coordinate ourselves to reach a decision,” Professor Steffen Ganghof says. Picture: Karla Fritze

Game of Democracy – How does democracy work?

Whenever you see the word “democracy”, parliament cannot be far off. Democracy very often implies parliament. Elected representation in most …
Dr. Boban Arsenijevic researches sentence structure at the Linguistics Department. Picture: Karla Fritze

Potsdam As a Chance

BRAIN research fellow Dr. Boban Arsenijevic researches sentence structure at the Linguistics Department

He is looking forward to intensive research work with internationally acknowledged colleagues, excellent working conditions, exciting projects – and …
The assistant professor of computer chemistry is not one of those scientists who researches or teaches in a white lab coat with a test tube in hand. He develops new materials and technologies using mathematics, quantum physics, and modern high-performance computers. Picture: Karla Fritze

Chemistry without Experiments — Assistant Professor Dr. Thomas Körzdörfer conducts computer chemistry

“Chemistry bangs and stinks,” according to popular wisdom. Prof. Thomas Körzdörfer would argue that this saying hardly reflects the current state of …
The Sitting Goddess.. Picture: Karla Fritze

“Moras” and the Sitting Goddess – Mineralogists With Mobile Raman Probe in Museum

The sitting goddess from Mesopotamia has already some four thousand years under her belt. Secured by an alarm system and guarded by museum attendants …
Nanogranites – tiny melt inclusions - that only become visible when enormously magnified under the microscope. Picture: Silvio Ferrero

Set in Stone – What Geoscientist Silvio Ferrero Finds Inside Rocks is 500 Million Years Old

Stones move, not just in the pockets or backpacks of fascinated collectors around the world. Stones also move through rock: from the surface they get …
The Australian Outback. Picture: Julia Gebhardt/Pixelio

Borders of the Unknown – Ludwig Leichhardt from Brandenburg on Expeditions through Australia

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt was born in 1813 in Trebatsch, Brandenburg. At the age of 35, he disappeared during an expedition through the hot …
Taking samples in Cameroon. Picture: Dirk Sachse

Molecular Fossils as Climate Witnesses – Lake Sediments Reveal Climate Changes

Climate change and its possible consequences are widely discussed among experts and the lay public. Dr. Dirk Sachse, a geologist, addresses a specific …
Picture: Medico International

When the Flood Comes – Catherine Abon Develops a Flood Early Warning System for the Philippines

With its 7000 islands, the Philippines is the world’s fifth largest island country – and a holiday paradise. Lying at the border of the Philippine and …