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How are digital technologies changing the way people perceive and process stories? A new research training group at the University of Würzburg will address this question.

McGill researchers partner with the National Research Council to help seniors stay mobile and independent for longer For older Canadians, having transportation options that allow them to maintain their independence is key to being able to remain in their own homes, or "age in place.

Dr. Katharina C. Cramer, Nicolas Rüffin, and Dr. Kristofer Rolf Söderström have successfully made the transition from researchers to entrepreneurs and founded the start-up TILLER ALPHA GmbH in early 2025.

Merlin wasn't a wizard but a poet and a prophet with an interest in the natural world, studies into the earliest poems about him show.

Philosophy In his new book Being We, Professor Dan Zahavi shares the results of five years of research into communal experience.

Researchers investigate certificates promising sustainability for cocoa cultivation in Ghana Sustainability certificates such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Cocoa Life promise to improve the livelihoods of small-scale cocoa producers while preserving the biodiversity on their plantations. Together with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, researchers from the University of Göttingen have investigated whether sustainability certificates actually achieve both these goals.

The fourth Antarctic campaign of the -Beyond EPICA - Oldest Iceproject, funded by the European Commission, has achieved a historic milestone for climate science.

The book Global Mega-Science: Universities, Research Collaborations, and Knowledge Production, edited by Profs.

Whether it's Santa Claus, Father Christmas, or St Nicholas that he goes by, at this time of year children everywhere are excited for his arrival.