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News from Saxony

Fresh green in Hainich National Park: Central Europe's forests awaken in April - and the earth's green center of gravity moves north. © Stefan Bernhardt

The green of the earth is shifting - more than expected

The green on Earth is increasing, but it is migrating. Researchers from Leipzig University, iDiv and the UFZ have calculated the Earth's "green center of gravity" for the first time. Their findings are surprising: the vegetation is shifting northwards in all seasons. What is behind this?

Copper is found in many devices - bacteria could help to recover the raw material from waste in the future. © pixabay/Łukasz Klepaczewski

Metal extraction: Tiny bacteria become miners

Extracting copper from waste - with the help of bacteria and electron beams. What sounds like a crazy idea is reality. The Fraunhofer FEP in Dresden is running a new plant that combines the two. The yield increases, the waste shrinks. A look at a technology that could change the supply of raw materials.

The Liberec television tower is the dominant feature of the region (archive photo) / Photo: Radek Petráek/CTK/dpa

Liberec's iconic TV tower changes hands

The Czech region of Liberec is paying almost seven and a half million euros for the iconic television tower. A comprehensive renovation of the building in the high-tech style of the 1970s is planned.

Dr. Désirée Kunadt and Prof. Christoph Röllig are leading the study on the Dresden side. © UKD/Marc Eisele

Better treatment for blood cancer: study starts in Dresden and Kiel

Blood cancer affects tens of thousands of people in Germany. For many, a stem cell transplant is the last hope. But which preparation for this procedure helps the most, especially for older or previously ill patients? Researchers at Dresden University Hospital and Kiel University Hospital now want to find out in the largest German study of its kind.

Crocuses, winter aconites, snowdrops and hazelnuts are currently providing the first food for bees in Saxony. (Archive image) / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Sunny days: bees start the new season

The mild spring weather is keeping Saxony's bees busy: they are flying out again and collecting pollen as food for their offspring. The next generation is already waiting in the wings.