Researchers from Heidelberg University and colleagues from Mexico have discovered remnants of a large igneous province that resulted from vast lava flows. At the time, it extended over three continents. [More...]
Heidelberg University will be home to two of the ten junior professorships in artificial intelligence (AI) recently set up by the state. Baden-Württemberg Minister of Science made the announcement. [More...]
Researchers at Heidelberg University have now verified the existence of a tidal tail in the star cluster closest to the Sun, the Hyades. An analysis of measurements from the Gaia satellite led to the discovery. [More...]
An research team led by scientists from Heidelberg University has uncovered how sulfate controls the production of the drought stress hormone in plants and thus contributes to their drought-resistance. [More...]
So-called bifacial stem cells are responsible for one of the most critical growth processes on Earth – the formation of wood. A team of researchers at Heidelberg University were recently able to demonstrate this. [More...]
A study under the direction of Associate Professor Dr Geneviève Parmentier at the Centre for Astronomy now shows that open star clusters can have a much longer lifespan than previously assumed. [More...]