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Deadly Floods of 2021 – What Needs to Change in Risk Management

The catastrophic flooding in July 2021 claimed the lives of more than 200 people in Germany and Belgium. The high death toll makes it clear that …
Ötztaler Alpen CLEWS

Exploring the Ötztal Alps

Field Trip Diary of the CLEWS Master’s Program on Climate Change and Sustainability

Understanding climate change, assessing its consequences, and developing solutions—these are the core objectives of the international Master’s program …
Landsat 12 and 26 Aug26

Expert on glacier collapse in Nepal

Bodo Bookhagen answered questions from journalists at Deutschlandfunk and T-Online about the causes of the devastating glacier collapse on August 26, …
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The Hidden Twist: How Bacteria Insert Iron with a Molecular Corkscrew

In a new discovery published in Nature Communications, scientists of the University of Potsdam and Stockholm University have unveiled the intricate …
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Conference on Developmental Biology

The topics covered at the international conference on developmental biology range from mechanisms of plant and animal development to stem cell-based …
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Aurora Borealis over Potsdam and Brandenburg

In the night of January 19-20, 2026, red and green auroras could be seen in the sky above Potsdam and Brandenburg. This natural spectacle is rarely …
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From the USA to Germany – Humboldt Research Award for Donna Whitney

The Faculty of Science warmly welcomes geologist Prof. Donna Whitney who received a Humboldt Research Award within the Global Minds Initiative of the …
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Plants as masters of adaptation

How biologists and bioinformaticians study the interplay between genes and the environment

“Our research is essential because without plants there is no human nutrition,” emphasizes Michael Lenhard, Professor of Genetics and spokesperson of …
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Northern Chile’s 2014 Iquique Earthquake

Hydraulic Triggering of Upper-Plate Aftershocks

After large earthquakes, the Earth's crust continues to deform for weeks to years. This slow postseismic motion, often detected by geodetic …

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