Newsroom – Category: Humanities

Study investigates the relationship between caregiving and lifespan more

Birthrates for men in Germany made available for the first time. more

In Vanuatu - the "Galapagos of languages" - researchers are investigating what drives language diversity. more

International agreements are being increasingly called into question – not only in the USA more

Scientists discover a novel regularity for vastly different human societies and epochs more

The worst case scenario has now materialized. The United Kingdom is to leave the European Union. While the Brexit campaigners clearly failed to give sufficient consideration to the legal and economic consequences of this step, the European Union is also inadequately prepared for this scenario. more

Brexit is a done deal. Prime Minister Theresa May now faces the gargantuan task of negotiating the UK’s exit from the European Union. Disentangling the finely woven network of EU directives and regulations and national and EU law is certainly no mean feat. more

Jürgen Basedow explains why the UK can expect long, drawn-out negotiations - and why little is likely to change in the short run more

The courtship song of male mice is disrupted by a genetic mutation known to affect human speech more

Higher education levels can reduce mortality especially in older people more