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How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity? First study shows promising results

06.12.2024/Kiel. To mitigate climate change, carbon dioxide emissions must be reduced quickly and drastically. Additionally, some of the CO2 already emitted needs to be removed from the atmosphere. One solution is to enhance the ocean's uptake of CO2 by increasing its alkalinity. The method mimics the natural process of rock weathering by adding ground rock, or its dissolution products, directly to the seawater. Little is known about the method's effects on marine life. A new study has assessed the impacts of a moderate OAE application, showing that the effects on zooplankton are likely minimal and that the food web could remain stable. The results are published today in Science Advances.
Dec 6, 2024, 9:00:00 PM

Critical Paper Published in Nature Materials Urges Scientists to Take the Lead in Tackling the Climate Crisis
Sankt Augustin/Kiel/Darmstadt, 06.12.2024 – An alarming paper titled “Planetary Boundaries and Scientific Societies” has been published today in the renowned journal Nature Materials. Written by a team of prominent researchers, including Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rödel of TU Darmstadt, the paper outlines the critical role scientists and scientific societies must play in addressing the escalating climate crisis and achieving global sustainability.
Dec 6, 2024, 6:16:00 PM

Critical reporting weakens the effect of “sportswashing”
Insights from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Dec 6, 2024, 5:00:00 PM

“Religions are important for dealing with climate change and hunger”
US anthropologist Naveeda Khan from Johns Hopkins University will talk at the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” – Lecture about the importance of religion for dealing with the effects of climate change, such as hunger – COP29 observer of Bangladesh delegation to come to Münster – Public evening lecture in English next Tuesday
Dec 6, 2024, 2:34:47 PM

The main challenges in 2024: shortage of skilled workers and increasing competitive pressure
The shortage of skilled workers is still at the top of the "Future Panel for Mittelstand Enterprises" conducted by the IfM in Bonn – but this challenge is now also associated with aspects such as personnel costs and the lack of quality among applicants. In addition, there are differences depending on the size and company sector, as well as on the degree of digitisation. In second and third place come "increased competitive pressure" and "digitisation/artificial intelligence".
Dec 6, 2024, 1:36:47 PM

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Interdisciplinary research reveals astonishing adaptation mechanisms of microscopic algae
Researchers from the University of Jena and the Leibniz Institutes in Jena have published new findings on the adaptability of the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The interdisciplinary study, largely carried out by researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’, shows how the tiny green alga can adapt its shape and metabolism under natural conditions without changing its genome.
Dec 6, 2024, 1:00:01 PM

How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity? First study shows promising results

06.12.2024/Kiel. To mitigate climate change, carbon dioxide emissions must be reduced quickly and drastically. Additionally, some of the CO2 already emitted needs to be removed from the atmosphere. One solution is to enhance the ocean's uptake of CO2 by increasing its alkalinity. The method mimics the natural process of rock weathering by adding ground rock, or its dissolution products, directly to the seawater. Little is known about the method's effects on marine life. A new study has assessed the impacts of a moderate OAE application, showing that the effects on zooplankton are likely minimal and that the food web could remain stable. The results are published today in Science Advances.
Dec 6, 2024, 9:00:00 PM

Critical Paper Published in Nature Materials Urges Scientists to Take the Lead in Tackling the Climate Crisis
Sankt Augustin/Kiel/Darmstadt, 06.12.2024 – An alarming paper titled “Planetary Boundaries and Scientific Societies” has been published today in the renowned journal Nature Materials. Written by a team of prominent researchers, including Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rödel of TU Darmstadt, the paper outlines the critical role scientists and scientific societies must play in addressing the escalating climate crisis and achieving global sustainability.
Dec 6, 2024, 6:16:00 PM

Critical reporting weakens the effect of “sportswashing”
Insights from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Dec 6, 2024, 5:00:00 PM

“Religions are important for dealing with climate change and hunger”
US anthropologist Naveeda Khan from Johns Hopkins University will talk at the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” – Lecture about the importance of religion for dealing with the effects of climate change, such as hunger – COP29 observer of Bangladesh delegation to come to Münster – Public evening lecture in English next Tuesday
Dec 6, 2024, 2:34:47 PM

The main challenges in 2024: shortage of skilled workers and increasing competitive pressure
The shortage of skilled workers is still at the top of the "Future Panel for Mittelstand Enterprises" conducted by the IfM in Bonn – but this challenge is now also associated with aspects such as personnel costs and the lack of quality among applicants. In addition, there are differences depending on the size and company sector, as well as on the degree of digitisation. In second and third place come "increased competitive pressure" and "digitisation/artificial intelligence".
Dec 6, 2024, 1:36:47 PM

Photo: Maria Mittag

Interdisciplinary research reveals astonishing adaptation mechanisms of microscopic algae
Researchers from the University of Jena and the Leibniz Institutes in Jena have published new findings on the adaptability of the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The interdisciplinary study, largely carried out by researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’, shows how the tiny green alga can adapt its shape and metabolism under natural conditions without changing its genome.
Dec 6, 2024, 1:00:01 PM
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