Psychology & Sociology

Hybrid working models make employees and bosses happier

In particular, female employees, employees without management functions and those with long commutes benefit from the opportunity to work from home part-time. © AsiaVision...

Our Moon

Radioactivity at an ancient volcano on Earth's satellite raises questions. And how did a huge granite formation form underground?... more The Artemis program for the...

The life of the Neanderthals

Researchers have found traces of an adhesive mixture of bitumen and ocher on stone tools that are more than 40,000 years old and were...

On the hunt for exoplanets

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided clues to the cause of the extremely bloated atmosphere of a Neptune-like exoplanet... more The Webb Telescope has...

The moons of our solar system

Pesticides are used worldwide to protect crops from weeds, insects and fungi. But glyphosate in particular has come under criticism. While some...

Behavioral research – animal skills

Carrying offspring is even more energetically expensive than previously assumed, a study shows. Mammals, especially humans, have the highest costs... more Beavers and otters...

Nutrition – You are what you eat

A conscious and balanced diet makes an important contribution to physical health and well-being. A keyword that is mentioned again and again in...

Plastic problem

How do water striders manage to avoid being dragged down when raindrops hit the surface of the water? Researchers have now investigated this...

Caffeine – pick-me-up or spoilsport?

An estimated 600,000 to 700,000 tons of roasted coffee were produced in Germany in 2022 - the majority in three dozen large companies out...

Milli, micro, nano – the world of the small

Observing particles such as atoms or molecules moving according to the rhythm of quantum physics was unthinkable for a long time. That has...

Sympathetic technology: Robot smiles in sync with people

https://www.forschung.de/wp-content/uploads/a/d/adi4724_Movie-Still_mov1_seq1_v2.mp4 Video: Facial robot “Emo” shows its ability to synchronize facial expressions with a human partner. © Yuhang Hu Winning robo-facial expressions through fine motor skills...

Amazingly dexterous walking robot

It skillfully overcomes complex obstacles: ETH researchers have given their walking robot...

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