A 2020 study by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) used satellite data to assess forest cover and claimed an abrupt increase in the harvested forest in Europe from 2016.…
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Genetically engineered animals provide important insights into the molecular basis of health and disease. Research has focused mainly on genetically modified mice, although other species,…
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To illustrate the effects of climate change on nature at a glance, scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are now presenting Green Warming Stripes for the first time. Annette…
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"People should be enabled to make informed decisions," says Katharina Tartler, founder of the university group "VACCtion". The team provides scientifically proven information to those who…
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The rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and concurrent climate change has led to yield reductions of grass-rich grassland vegetation in the past century. This observation was…
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Grow fast-growing crops, burn them and capture and store the CO2. This strategy is often floated as a way to achieve the temperature goals of the Paris Global Climate Agreement.…
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On March 1, 2021, Mathias Wilhelm was named a tenure-track assistant professor for “Computational Mass Spectrometry” at the TUM School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich…
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Plants grow in two directions: the shoots of plants grow toward the light to make the best use of it, and the roots grow toward the center of the earth into the soil. A team from the…
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Atherosclerosis, a lipid-triggered chronic inflammatory disease of our arteries, is the main cause of strokes and heart attacks. An international team of researchers led by the Technical…
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At regular intervals, the President of the Technical University of Munich, Thomas F. Hofmann, offers an uncomplicated, direct exchange with students from all departments at a TUM…
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