Heatwaves, violent storms, drought – climate change is very much evident in the increasingly extreme weather around the globe. Top researchers in Germany are studying all aspects of the climate. You can also read in this edition why the Bronze Age makes an American archaeologist optimistic about the future, learn about current funding programmes and discover our number of the month.

The archaeologist Lynne M. Rouse from the USA is researching an ancient culture in Turkmenistan and drawing lessons for today from her finds.

The Gerda Henkel Foundation supports PhD students with an exceptional track record and whose dissertations are expected to achieve above-average results. Applications for a PhD scholarship can be submitted at any time.

Leibniz Junior Research Groups support postdocs on their way towards a full professorship or tenured position. Applications for funding from 2020 should be submitted by autumn 2018 at the latest.

That’s how many hectares of primary forest can be seen on a new map – in Europe, surprisingly enough. Filling an important gap in our knowledge, the map was drawn up by researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Climate change forecasts extend far into the future. To make predictions more reliable, climate researchers gather all kinds of data and experiment with climate models.