https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The World Health Organization on Wednesday launched a global data hub in Berlin to analyse information on emerging pandemic threats, filling the gaps exposed by Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.de/20210902/faster-than-the-virus-new-who-pandemic-data-hub-opens-in-berlin Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:02:24 +0200 faster-than-the-virus-new-who-pandemic-data-hub-opens-in-berlin One of Germany's top virologists has become a hate figure for conspiracy theorists and the anti-lockdown movement, leading to an ugly spat with the country's top-selling newspaper and exposing a growing rift over the role of scientists in fighting the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200529/why-germanys-coronavirus-guru-is-being-targeted-by-lockdown-critics Fri, 29 May 2020 14:46:50 +0200 why-germanys-coronavirus-guru-is-being-targeted-by-lockdown-critics Virologist Christian Drosten says without early testing and research, between 50,000 to 100,000 more coronavirus deaths would have occurred in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200529/quick-intervention-prevented-up-to-100000-coronavirus-deaths-in-germany-says-top-virologist Fri, 29 May 2020 10:44:30 +0200 quick-intervention-prevented-up-to-100000-coronavirus-deaths-in-germany-says-top-virologist Germany has authorised its first clinical test of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, the country's regulatory body said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200422/germany-to-start-first-clinical-tests-on-coronavirus-vaccine Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:45:10 +0200 germany-to-start-first-clinical-tests-on-coronavirus-vaccine Scientists in Germany have been discovering the human side to rats, raising difficult ethical questions about their use in medical experiments. Here's what they found. https://www.thelocal.de/20190913/hide-and-squeak-german-scientists-reveal-the-playful-lives-of-rats Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:57:38 +0200 hide-and-squeak-german-scientists-reveal-the-playful-lives-of-rats Angela Merkel went back to her roots during a trip to a city in western Germany. But can you guess what she did there? https://www.thelocal.de/20190514/can-you-guess-what-happened-to-angela-merkel Tue, 14 May 2019 18:24:05 +0200 can-you-guess-what-happened-to-angela-merkel The fossilised bones of what's thought to be the largest pterodactyl ever found went on display on Friday in a museum in Bavaria. Nicknamed 'Dracula,' the remains of the monster flying reptile were discovered in Transylvania. https://www.thelocal.de/20180323/worlds-largest-pterodachtyl-dracula-museum-altmuehltal Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:57:11 +0100 worlds-largest-pterodachtyl-dracula-museum-altmuehltal German prosecutors said on Tuesday they have asked judges to fine three scientists at the prestigious Max Planck Institutes for animal cruelty over experiments on monkeys' brains. https://www.thelocal.de/20180220/germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:10:50 +0100 germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments Bringing a new meaning to dancing on air, a nightclub operator is throwing a party in zero gravity, with top DJs playing in an aircraft used to train astronauts. https://www.thelocal.de/20180125/nightclub-in-space-frankfurt Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:18:59 +0100 nightclub-in-space-frankfurt One in four Germans is affected by the gloomy winter months and up to five percent experience the 'winter blues,' a medical condition that can be countered by a few simple tips. https://www.thelocal.de/20180103/feeling-blue-here-are-some-tips-for-dealing-with-the-dark-months-ahead Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:53:18 +0100 feeling-blue-here-are-some-tips-for-dealing-with-the-dark-months-ahead Anybody who has ever made a New Year's resolution before knows that they’re as easy to make as they are to let fall by the wayside. Psychologists in Germany have some insight as to why. https://www.thelocal.de/20171227/are-all-new-years-resolutions-destined-to-fail Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:06:03 +0100 are-all-new-years-resolutions-destined-to-fail Scientists in Germany on Friday cast doubt on the work of colleagues who claimed that plastic bag-eating caterpillars might hold the answer to the planet's growing synthetic waste problem. https://www.thelocal.de/20170916/german-study-casts-doubt-on-plastic-digesting-caterpillars Sat, 16 Sep 2017 05:20:10 +0200 german-study-casts-doubt-on-plastic-digesting-caterpillars A sleek, subterranean X-ray laser to be unveiled on Friday in Germany, by far the most powerful in the world, has scientists in a dozen fields jostling to train its mighty beam on their projects. https://www.thelocal.de/20170831/worlds-most-powerful-x-ray-to-be-unveiled-in-hamburg-on-friday Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:12:57 +0200 worlds-most-powerful-x-ray-to-be-unveiled-in-hamburg-on-friday German researchers hope to one day help bring the devastated Syrian city back to life by creating a super-detailed map of the old city and its treasures, long listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. https://www.thelocal.de/20170526/german-map-project-to-aid-future-rebirth-of-aleppo Fri, 26 May 2017 19:28:41 +0200 german-map-project-to-aid-future-rebirth-of-aleppo The lineage of humans and apes possibly split at a point several hundred thousand years earlier than currently assumed - and in the eastern Mediterranean rather than sub-Saharan Africa, a German research team claim. https://www.thelocal.de/20170522/first-human-ancestor-not-african-german-research-team-claims Mon, 22 May 2017 22:00:34 +0200 first-human-ancestor-not-african-german-research-team-claims A research initiative hopes to get approval for a study that would recruit 25,000 recreational cannabis consumers in Berlin - if it can get government approval. https://www.thelocal.de/20170425/researchers-want-to-recruit-25000-berlin-weed-smokers-for-study-marijuana-cannabis Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:56:11 +0200 researchers-want-to-recruit-25000-berlin-weed-smokers-for-study-marijuana-cannabis Orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos are the nearest relatives of humans in the primate world, and like us, they can tell when a person is wrong in their beliefs, researchers said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170406/german-researchers-find-out-apes-can-tell-when-humans-are-wrong Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:22:09 +0200 german-researchers-find-out-apes-can-tell-when-humans-are-wrong The search for Germany's first ever female astronaut has narrowed down the competition to six women out of more than 400 applicants. Who will be the first Frau in space? https://www.thelocal.de/20170301/one-of-these-women-could-be-germanys-very-first-female-astronaut Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:23:41 +0100 one-of-these-women-could-be-germanys-very-first-female-astronaut German researchers found that the way a newborn cries surprisingly has a lot to do with their mother tongue. https://www.thelocal.de/20160822/german-researchers-babies-cries-depend-on-mother-tongue Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:32:53 +0200 german-researchers-babies-cries-depend-on-mother-tongue This odd habit by our feathered friends has long been theorized, but now German scientists say they have definitive proof for the first time ever. https://www.thelocal.de/20160803/german-scientists-prove-birds-can-sleep-while-flying Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:59:32 +0200 german-scientists-prove-birds-can-sleep-while-flying