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New species discovered: Protist parasites contribute to the stability of rainforest ecosystems
Tropical rainforests are one of the most species-rich areas on earth. Thousands of animal and plant species live there. The smaller …
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Simulated Universes
Volker Springel elected to the German Academy of Sciences “Leopoldina”. Presentation of the membership certificate in Halle, Germany Volker Springel, head …
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Visitor: Dr. Stefan Taubenberger
From March 13 to March 17, 2017, the PSO group hosted Dr. Stefan Taubenberger from the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching as …
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Flaws in nacre!
New paper on flaws in nacre is out! Flaws weaken a crystal along what macroscopic theories predict, even on the nano-scale, …
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Welcome Jana!
A warm welcome to Jana Tünnermann that has just joined the MBM group as an intern. Jana is a master …
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T.V. Padma – Journalist in Residence 2017
In February 2017, the India-based science journalist T.V. Padma joined HITS as the sixth “Journalist in Residence”, where she will remain …
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Visitor: Dr. Ulrich Noebauer
From March 6 to March 8, 2017, the PSO group hosted Dr. Ulrich Noebauer from the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching as …
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“Journalist in Residence”: T.V. Padma at HITS
Science journalist T.V. Padma from Delhi, India, has begun her stay at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) as “…
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Kashif Sadiq
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Neutrinos from supernovae
In a recent publication in Physical Review D, HITS researchers Friedrich Röpke and Sebastian Ohlmann were part of a team …