University of Tübingen

An international research team led by the University of Tübingen, the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) in Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig identified an…

Using the largest single telescope in the southern hemisphere, the SALT in South Africa, an international team of astronomers has discovered eight of the hottest stars in the universe. Its surface temperature is more than 100,000 degrees…

The Tübingen biotechnologist Lars Angenent receives the Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation. As the DFG announced in Bonn on Thursday, it is honoring his outstanding work in the field of environmental biotechnology: "His work…

Type 2 pontocerebellar hypoplasia, PCH2 for short, is a rare neurological disorder. It is associated with severe developmental disorders and limited life expectancy. In order to find a suitable therapy for the disease, researchers from…

The Tübingen University Council is calling on the state government to launch an aid program for the universities in view of the sharp rise in energy costs. "Unlike all other state universities in Baden-Württemberg, the universities have…

Small chips of flint, dropped while cutting tools were resharpened 300,000 years ago, provide evidence of how ancient humans worked on wood. The pieces were discovered at the Old Palaeolithic site in Schöningen, Lower Saxony. The research…

Research team examines 27 countries in Europe since the end of the Middle Ages - ability to deal with numbers crucial for economic developmentIn countries and regions of Europe where women married late, the economy has developed better…

Humans have used bear skins to protect themselves from cold weather for at least 300,000 years. This is suggested by traces of cuts on the metatarsal and finger bones of a cave bear, which were discovered at the Paleolithic site in…

The University of Tübingen is becoming increasingly popular with international students. As of mid-November, the university had a total of 4,165 students without a German passport, a new record. In the current winter semester, the…

An international team of researchers has discovered a previously unknown species of dinosaur in western Romania and named it after the place where it was found, Transylvania: Transylvanosaurus platycephalus lived around 70 million years…