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Bennu polycam mosaic obtained before spacecraft arrival

Environmental Health, BGC,

Tracing the First Building Blocks of Life

What connects Helmholtz Munich with space research? The globally unique analytical methods developed by Prof. Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin not only decipher metabolic processes – such as those involved in environmentally triggered diseases or diabetes –…

Fallen Leaves

New Research Findings, Environmental Health, BGC,

A Chemical Mystery Solved: The Reaction Explaining Large Carbon Sinks

A mystery that has puzzled the scientific community for over 50 years has finally been solved. A team from Helmholtz Munich and Linköping University, Sweden, has discovered that a certain type of chemical reaction can explain why organic matter found…