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  1. Invisible Actors in Groundwater

    Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« discover previously unknown viruses and their central role in ecosystems

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    Water sampling well in the Hainich.
    Image: Akbar Adjie Pratama

  2. The invisible worlds beneath our feet

    A research team from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« shows how microorganisms on rock surfaces shape groundwater

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    PhD student Alisha Sharma at the groundwater well with passive samplers in place.
    Image: Beatrix M. Heinze

  5. Fewer ground beetles in Germany

    A research team from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the University Jena and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) analysed over 600,000 data sets.

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    The mountain forest ground beetle (Carabus sylvestris) is becoming increasingly rare throughout Germany.
    Image: Ralph Martin

  8. How microbes curb methane emissions from groundwater

    A team from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and the University of Jena has shown in a recent study that microorganisms deplete more than half of the methane contained in groundwater before it can escape.

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    Prof Susan Trumbore (back), Dr Valérie Schwab (front) and Beatrix Heinze (left) taking groundwater samples at the Hainich Critical Zone Exploratory.
    Image: Falko Gutmann

  11. How species-rich is your garden?

    A research team at the University of Jena has developed a self-test to help you assess and improve the ecological quality of private gardens.

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    Planting beds featuring standing deadwood and wooden paths.
    Image: NABU/Volker Gehrmann
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