We think of the cornea as a windscreen for the eye. But this transparent layer of tissue is far more complex than a simple protective covering. Stefan Schrader and Sonja Mertsch are pursuing new approaches to treating diseases of the ocular surface.

Language plays a central role in schools as a medium for communication and education. Oldenburg researchers are examining how to train teachers in being sensitive about language.

The activity of nerve cells in the brain generates extremely weak magnetic fields. Oldenburg psychologists are using sophisticated techniques to measure these brainwaves and gain further insights into the workings of the brain.

Wind conditions influence water circulation and CO2 concentrations in the Southern Ocean, a study by geochemist Torben Struve and colleagues shows. The crucial clue came from fossil corals from the depths of the Drake Passage south of Chile.

An international team of scientists including Bernd Blasius has completed the longest known predator-prey time series. In the journal Nature, the researchers report on the ecological mechanisms behind the regular flutcuations.

A collection of Karl Jaspers’ letters – published on the fiftieth anniversary of the great thinker’s death – guides the reader through Jaspers’ life and work, shining a light on philosophical ideas of the twentieth century.