Press releases

“Foraminifera” are found in all of the world’s oceans. Now, an international study headed by the University of Hamburg has shown that these tiny shell-wearing creatures absorb harmful phosphates from the water to an extent previously unknown. The article was published in the journal Nature.

In the interactive teaching format Wir wollen’s wissen, University of Hamburg researchers trade the lecture hall for the classroom and present their research to Hamburg’s high school students. The next round is taking place at the end of January and talks can still be booked.