The Mystery of the Rainforest – Geoscientists show that humans were already shaping the central African landscape 2,600 years ago
Fields, roads, and towns but also forests planted in neat rows, and dead-straight rivers: people shape nature to better suit their purposes. The fact …
Aggravated Murder, For Instance – Alix Giraud compares German and French criminal law
Criminal law was long considered to fall under the domain of national law, so it seemed to play little role in the harmonization of law across Europe. …
The Courage to Take a Risk and a Passion for Innovation – Alexander Kritikos is a researcher and teacher at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and at the University of Potsdam
An expert on the Greek crisis, Alexander Kritikos is frequent commentator for newspapers, television, and radio. Although Kritikos was born in Munich, …
Interplay of Nature – How biodiversity relates to ecological dynamics
Biodiversity is rapidly declining worldwide, on land and in the water. In Germany alone, a quarter of all plants and a third of all animal species are …
