Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic pioneers colonize the new exposed landscapes. LMU researchers have revealed that yeasts play an important role in soil formation in the Arctic.
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Marine geobiologist and palaeontologist Professor Gert Wörheide has been elected to the Leibniz-Sozietät der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, one of the oldest scientific societies in the world.
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The Antarctic is a key region for the global climate – and here, too, the greenhouse effect is leaving its mark. From the research magazine EINSICHTEN
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