The Scientist speaks with Trier University’s Henrik Krehenwinkel, whose group recently detected traces of hundreds of arthropod species from a sample of dried plants—in this case, the contents of a tea bag.

His career bridged impactful research in molecular biology and biochemistry with prolific science writing for academic and nonacademic audiences alike.

The 12-million-year-old bones of a previously unknown species named Danuvius guggenmosi challenge the prevailing view about when and where our ancestors first started walking upright.

Video taken at the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology contract testing facility appears to show mistreatment of monkeys, dogs, and cats.

In addition to his work on widely-used techniques, the researcher was known for engineering crop plants.

Elsevier is now the only big scientific publisher that hasn’t struck a bargain with the German consortium of libraries and research institutions.

State and federal ministers say they will pump up science budgets by 3 percent per year for the next decade, as they have done since 2006.

The divergent strategies of scholarly publishers to forge licensing agreements with libraries are yielding different results.

From canceled conferences to delayed publications, fallout of the shutdown spread beyond US borders, prompting concerns about long-term damage to international collaboration.

The three-year contract, in which all articles will be published as open access in exchange for an annual fee for journal subscriptions, is a triumph for Project DEAL.

The move is a show of support for Project DEAL and the open-access movement.

Consortia in both countries are pushing for open-access subscriptions with the publisher.

A consortium of institutions will not renew its contract with the publisher that ends in June, following the lead of organizations in other countries.

Research suggests that the invasive, all-female Procambarus virginalis originated in a German aquarium back in the 1990s.

Applications for Phase 1 and 2 human studies in Germany frequently lack sufficient information about an intervention’s efficacy in animal experiments, according to a new study.  

The findings of an official report come a month after a German court ruled in favor of banning diesel cars.

These researchers join around 200 research institutions that have cut ties with the publishing giant to support the ongoing push for open access and favorable pricing.

After Sunday’s federal election, Chancellor Angela Merkel is faced with political parties that disagree on key scientific and environmental issues.

Eighty years ago, a Neanderthal femur dating back more than 120,000 years was recovered from a Southwestern Germany cave. Now, the ancient bone reveals new clues about the bedfellows of human ancestors.