This issue focuses on meeting existential needs, which are becoming increasingly limited due to climate change. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research are trying to preserve the characteristics of high-yielding and robust hybrid plants over several generations. It also looks at the work of the Global Fire Monitoring Center, which collects and communicates knowledge on how to prevent and effectively combat fires in forests, meadows and fields. Finally, a topic is how the water cycles have already changed and will continue to change and how we can adapt to this.

Newsroom – Category: Biology & Medicine

How children influence the life expectancy of their parents

Research Highlights 2018

'Viruses can change an entire population in a very short time'

'Losses can be significantly reduced by using suitable fertilisation methods'

A not so typical colleague

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