The expansion of modern humans out of Africa likely unfolded differently than previously thought: contrary to earlier assumptions, south-east Arabia was repeatedly inhabited by humans during the late Pleistocene.

A new interdisciplinary study published in Nature Communications provides the first detailed insights from a biomolecular and archaeological perspective into the lives of people in Central Europe during the Late Bronze Age (ca. BC), also known as the Urnfield Period.

A functional disorder of the kidneys, usually caused by a genetic defect, leads to hyperacidity of the blood, which in turn impairs the recovery of important nutrients and minerals from the urine.

»How open to change is Germany?« This is the main topic of the »Deutschland-Monitor« 2025, which has just been released.

A new study published in Conservation Biology shows that geotagged social media photos can significantly improve biodiversity datasets, especially in regions underrepresented in global monitoring efforts.

225 years ago, on 22 February 1801, natural scientist Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776-1810) conducted an experiment in Jena that fundamentally changed our understanding of light: he proved the existence of invisible radiation beyond violet light.

How can Europe produce graphite for lithium-ion batteries in a cleaner, less energy-intensive way that is less dependant on non-European supply chains-while also using more recycled material?

Bird communities in forests change significantly over the course of the year. Nevertheless, the differences between various forest types remain clearly discernible across the seasons.

Storing energy from sunlight and converting it into hydrogen days later is what a new material jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena can do-even in the dark.

Biodiversity is changing across the planet, yet governments still lack the robust, consistent data needed to track these changes and guide effective conservation.

Species numbers alone do not fully capture how ecosystems are changing.

In 2021, Pierre Stallforth, Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry and Palaeobiotechnology at the University of Jena, and his team from the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biol

Groundwater is considered the largest reservoir of liquid freshwater on Earth and a habitat for complex microbial communities that drive essential biogeochemical cycles.

Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena have succeeded in producing yellow natural pigments from carbon dioxide and light energy.