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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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National Museum of Natural History

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National Museum of Natural History

Travelling through Europe with camels? Sounds unusual. But in Bulgaria, researchers from the National Museum of Natural History have actually discovered a very well-preserved camel skeleton. This is a unique find in Europe. The remains date back to the Roman Empire, as Romans imported and bred camels in Europe to transport goods and military equipment. […]

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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences

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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences

A romantic evening stroll along the Danube is a must for almost every visitor to Budapest. Among the many magnificent buildings on the banks, two stand out in particular: the majestic Parliament building, the symbol of the Hungarian capital, and the particularly artistically designed Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Inaugurated almost 160 years ago, it is […]

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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 […]

Blick von oben in die Tropfsteinhöhle von Postojna

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Postojna Caves

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Postojna Caves

The Postojna Caves are the largest accessible dripstone caves in Europe. The cave system in Slovenia extends for a total of about 24 kilometres and has been open to tourists since 1819. Although that should rather be said as an addition, because 3.7 of the 5 accessible kilometres can be travelled by railway. The tracks […]

Ein hoher Turm mit vielen Säulen und Bögen

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

58 metres high, weighing 14,453 tonnes and leaning at an angle of five and a half degrees – the Leaning Tower of Pisa is the symbol of the Italian city. The tower was originally intended as a bell tower for Pisa Cathedral and was supposed to be 100 metres high. However, due to the soft […]

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Atomium

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Atomium

Brussels' landmark is an hommage to a time when the peaceful use of nuclear energy was deemed the driver of industrial progress. Today it still gives a great view of the Belgian capital.

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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.

Im Vordergrund ein Mikrofon, im Hintergrund ein abstraktes Kunstwerk

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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.