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The Science Guide

With the Science Guide, our students take you on a scientific journey across Europe. They tell research stories from different European countries and offer you a new, scientific perspective on the continent's travel destinations. Currently, most of the reports and articles are available only in German, but English and French versions of the website are in the making.

The articles on the website are mainly written by students of journalism and science journalism at TU Dortmund University.

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Ein Mann im wei´ßen Kittel sitzt an einem Tisch. Darauf liegt ein großer Knochen. Am Tisch stehen vier weitere Menschen.

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Natural history with a twist: Research to touch and watch

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Natural history with a twist: Research to touch and watch

At the Naturalis museum in Leiden you can watch scientists at work, even as they dissect animals for the public eye.

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To die for: the Bolton Strid

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To die for: the Bolton Strid

The narrow river babbles gently as it makes its way through the moss-covered stones. Walkers on the banks have no idea what is happening just a few metres below the surface – until they come across a sign: ‘Warning, the Strid is dangerous and has cost lives in the past’ The Bolton Strid is a […]

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Mud volcanoes of Berca

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Mud volcanoes of Berca

Huge mountains spewing hot lava, glowing red and covered in kilometre-high clouds of smoke. These are probably the first images that come to mind when you think of volcanoes. But volcanoes can also look very different: grey and muddy, for example. Some 130 km north of Bucharest, in the Romanian municipality of Berca, lie some […]

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Corinth Canal

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Corinth Canal

No construction project in the world has probably taken longer: 1826 years had passed since the first sod was turned before the man-made Corinth Canal was completed. At just 24 metres wide, the channel separates the Greek mainland from the Peloponnese region. Corinth, a major trading centre in ancient times, is located there. However, the […]

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Old observatory in Bonn

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Old observatory in Bonn

Your own observatory. That was the promise with which the sovereign King Frederick William IV of Prussia enticed the astronomer Frederick William Argelander to Bonn in 1836. A few years later, construction began. For this, the astronomer joined forces with the university building inspector Peter Josef Leydel. Within four years, they had built the observatory […]

Eine Höhle voller runterhängender Zapfen und grünem Wasser

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Demänovská Cave of Freedom

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Demänovská Cave of Freedom

The stalactites and stalagmites here shimmer in shades of yellow, red and pink at temperatures of six to seven degrees Celsius. The water running down the walls leaves behind mineral deposits, so-called sinter curtains and sinter water lilies: Welcome to the Demänovská Cave of Freedom in the Low Tatras! Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody is a Slovak […]

Ein Mann sitzt vor einer riesigen menge an Bildschirmen

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ESA Columbus Control Centre

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ESA Columbus Control Centre

The Columbus module is a multi-purpose laboratory in space and has been an integral part of the International Space Station (ISS) since 2008. It is the largest contribution of the European Space Agency (ESA) to the ISS. The laboratory is supported and monitored by the Columbus Control Centre, which is located on the premises of […]

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Ein riesieger Staudamm von oben. Foto: Sjoerd Bracke & Cuno de Bruin.

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Delta Works

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Delta Works

Although the Delta Works in the Netherlands are impressive, they are nevertheless literally an attraction of the ‘reserved’ kind. After all, the Delta Works form the world’s largest storm surge protection system. It was built by the Dutch government in response to a devastating flood disaster in 1953, in which almost 1,900 people and over […]

Es spritzt und brodelt beim Vulkanausbruch. Credits: Gro Pedersen

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Volcanoes: Mars on your doorstep

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Volcanoes: Mars on your doorstep

Iceland is an excellent place to study the formation of a planet. A researcher takes us to the latest hot spot.

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Science Talk on Bosnia and Herzegovina: Shadows of the past, chances for the future?

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Science Talk on Bosnia and Herzegovina: Shadows of the past, chances for the future?

What's the state of science in Bosnia and Herzegovina? What's unique? What are the biggest challenges? Science journalist Jasmin Alibegović gives his view.

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Institut Pasteur

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Institut Pasteur

Behind the walls of the elegant building in Paris, major scientific breakthroughs have been made time and again for 150 years.