💁🏻♀️ TIL: 💩🌊 Scientists at #Flinders University and #Germany’s #Karlsruhe Institute of #Technology argue fossilized feces, or #coprolites, helped fuel the #Cambrian Explosion 540 million years ago.
As early #animals evolved complex guts, their pellets carried nutrients through ancient #oceans, accelerating #ecosystem growth. The #study drew on deposits from more than 35 sites worldwide.
👉 phys.org/news/2026-08-fecal-re…
#paleontology #fossils #evolution #science #biology #nature #earth #history #research #marinebiology
An international study led by Flinders University has found a fertile area of inspiration to explain an important step in evolution—and it's a whole lot of poop.Flinders University (Phys.org)
"Germany’s cleantech rollout behind schedule for 2030 goals"
edie.net/germanys-cleantech-ro…
New research has highlighted that rollouts of renewables, heat pumps and electric vehicles (EVs) are progressing in Germany, but are still below the required rates to reach 2030 climate goals.Matt Mace (edie)
German media report the Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane near which a drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig Airport was carrying ammunition intended for Ukraine.
Leipzig is a key logistics hub for military shipments to Ukraine.
Authorities are investigating the incident as possible sabotage after the drone was discovered near the aircraft, temporarily disrupting airport operations.
#AureFreePress #News #Drones #Germany #BreakingNews
Dear #Germany, please stop your boycott of the #Schengen system. Your unneeded and unwanted border controls are causing real damage.
"German border controls have caused 250% increase in accidents"
nltimes.nl/2026/08/06/german-b…
The number of accidents on Dutch highways heading towards the border has increased by 250 percent since Germany introduced border controls on September 1, 2024, De Telegraaf reports based on data requested from the Rijkswaterstaat.NL Times
#MastodonFamily
#Germany #Netherlands #Belgium #USA #europe #Community🌱 #Spain #Denmark #Luxembourg #UK
#Austria #Italy #Australia, #Austria , #Canada,
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A bomb disposal robot was deployed after a drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport.
A DHL plane also collided midair with unknown object.
The counter-terrorism team and the Saxony state police have taken over the investigation into the incidents, which security experts said could amount to a serious escalation in tensions with Russia if it was determined the Kremlin played a role.
mediafaro.org/article/20260805…
#Drones #Terrorism #Airport #Germany #Russia #WarInUkraine
A DHL plane also collided midair with unknown object. The counter-terrorism team and the Saxony state police have taken over the investigation into the incidents, which security experts said could …The Guardian
DEVELOPING STORY....
Plane collided with an unidentified object mid-air near Germany's Leipzig airport, where police separately found a drone on the ground
#AureFreePress #News #Germany #drones #BreakingNews
it isn't.
- Unsolicited #Spam is in fact #illegal in #Germany¹ and the frustration² is understandable…
¹: bka.de/DE/IhreSicherheit/Richt…
²: bsi.bund.de/DE/Themen/Verbrauc…
#NotLegalAdvice #Spam #Begposting
Wer kennt sie nicht – unerwünschte Werbe-E-Mails, die den Posteingang verstopfen? Massen-E-Mails sind für Spammer relativ kostengünstig und somit ein lohnendes Geschäft.Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
Today in Labor History August 2, 1944: The Nazis slaughtered nearly 3,000 Roma, mostly women, children, and seniors, at the “Gypsy Family Camp” at Auschwitz. In 2004, the Ukrainian government first recognized today as Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, to honor and remember the 500,000 Roma and Sinti people massacred by the Nazis. The date is now commemorated by many nations throughout the world, although there are alternative dates recognized by some countries.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #nazis #fascism #holocaust #gypsy #roma #romani #sinti #concentrationcamp #massacre #germany #ukraine #genocide #racism
#MastodonFamily
#Germany #Netherlands #Belgium #USA #europe #Community🌱 #Spain #Denmark #Luxembourg #UK
#Austria #Italy #Australia, #Austria , #Canada,
🚨 EMERGENCY: Every night, hungry and thirsty hedgehogs search for safety🦔🦔🦔🦔but many won't survive. 💔 Not because nature failed them, but because we did. Your garden can save lives. Leave fresh water, create a small fence gap, grow native plants, and keep a wild corner. PLEASE DON'T WAIT. Every day of delay costs wildlife. Make your garden a safe haven. Nature needs you NOW. 🦔🌿
#MastodonFamily
Meanwhile, German book distributors "Tredition" and "Epubli" apparently plan to write into their contracts they'll feed anybody's manuscripts into US LLM slop plagiarism machines now, whether the writers want to or not.
E.g. see here: tredition.com/datenschutz/ And for Epubli they told me via email that they're thinking about it.
So #selfpublishing in Germany might be going down a dark route, unless there's some pushback...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #germany #slop #aislop #noai
Datenschutzerklärung Wir freuen uns über deinen Besuch auf unseren Webseiten. Natürlich ist uns der Schutz deiner personenbezogenen Daten bei der Erhebung, Verarbeitung und Nutzung anlässlich deines Besuchs unserer Internetseiten ein wichtiges Anlieg…Sandra (tredition.com)
"In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Power"
¡VICTORIA LEGAL! 📢 El Tribunal Regional de Múnich falla en favor de los creadores: «Los modelos de IA basados en el robo de propiedad intelectual no están protegidos por la ley»
SUNO pierde la demanda por haber violado derechos de autor y deberá pagar una indemnización por daños y perjuicios 🔥
FUENTE: reuters.com/world/german-court…
#AI #genAI #SUNO #gema #german #court #copyright #music #tech #technology #generativeAI #author #creators #creation #art #germany
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪴💡 Researchers in #Germany tested how different types of artificial #light affect #nocturnal #insects at railway platforms.
They found that amber 1800K #LED lights, which lack blue light wavelengths, attracted far fewer insects than cool white LEDs or high-pressure sodium lamps. The #darksky reserve where the #study took place has already switched all its platform lights to the insect friendlier option.
👉 sciencealert.com/a-simple-ligh…
#lightpollution #biodiversity #conservation #science #nature #moths #ecology #wildlife #environment #biology
Forty percent of the world's insect species are at risk of extinction in the coming decades, mainly because of habitat loss, pollution, pathogens, introduced species, and climate change.Jess Cockerill (ScienceAlert)
Ecosia and Qwant launch a German web index.
The two search services are building a search infrastructure without Google and Microsoft.
The joint venture European Search Perspective (EUSP), founded by Ecosia and Qwant, has launched its own web index for Germany.
mediafaro.org/article/20260730…
#Ecosia #Qwant #Search #Tech #Germany #France #Google #Microsoft #Europe
The two search services are building a search infrastructure without Google and Microsoft. The joint venture European Search Perspective (EUSP), founded by Ecosia and Qwant, has launched its own web …Heise Online
A striking view of the shopping centre in Bremerhaven’s Havenwelten. The glass dome and flowing roofline create a distinctive maritime atmosphere, while the sail-shaped Atlantic Hotel Sail City rises behind it. A beautiful mix of modern architecture, shopping and harbour-city character. 🌊🏙️
#Bremerhaven #Havenwelten #ShoppingCentre #AtlanticHotelSailCity #ModernArchitecture #HarbourCity #NorthSea #Germany #Pixelfed #Fediverse
Maritime history meets modern polar research at Bremerhaven’s Old Harbour. A bright red historic vessel rests beneath tall masts, while the Alfred Wegener Institute rises in the background — a fitting combination for a city shaped by the sea, science and exploration. ⚓🌊
#Bremerhaven #AlterHafen #OldHarbour #AWI #AlfredWegenerInstitute #MaritimeHistory #PolarResearch #HarbourLife #Germany #Pixelfed #Fediverse
Herman Hesse -- Steppenwolf
I can see why this 1927 work, with its drugs, sex, extended passages on the mysteries of personal identity with a sprinkling of "Asian" philosophy was a success with counterculture devotees in the sixties and seventies; you can shelve it with your Carlos Castanedas and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. I have to say that I found much of what engaged the hippie reader to be be hokey pseudoprofundities.
Nevertheless, the novel interested me as a product of the German twenties - the encounter of traditions of learning and Bildung with the new urban world of jazz, night clubs, and emancipated women.
#Books #HermanHesse #Steppenwolf #Literature #Germany #WeimarRepublic #GermanLiterature #1920s
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🗺️🗣️ #Language YouTuber RobWords explains the linguistic roots behind European country names, tracing origins from #Roman labels to old Germanic words.
👉 openculture.com/2026/07/where-…
#etymology #linguistics #europe #history #germany #uk #youtube #education #geography #english #video
The typical student traveling on a Eurail pass will stop in such lands as Österreich, Italia, Česko and Schweiz — also known as Suisse, Svizzera, and Svizra.Colin Marshall (Open Culture)
This is absolutely real.
youtube.com/watch?v=vS6HEes8da…
#europe #germany #switzerland #france #poland #czechia #spain #portugal #lithuania #romania #greece #austria
There is so many great countries were we need to start making things again! Pass the knowledge to future generation.
I see a lot of new things being made in Portugal lately, such as #bikes, #procelain and #clothes
I know we do injection molding in #switzerland and lots of machinery, #cnc and #precisiontools are very much still a thing here, but competition is hard and many many things are coming from China nowadays.
We need to start innovating again in #manufacturing , knowledge and making should be distributed and not centralized! Good for China for having it all nowadays, we need to do the same. From farming to space parts manufacturing, we need to have it all, everywhere, not in a single place, not in a single country.
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If someone ever makes a #GTA that plays in #Germany [or Central #Europe in general] in the 1980s, they really need to #license some #SynthPop like #FALCO for the #Radio...
youtube.com/watch?v=cVikZ8Oe_X…
youtube.com/watch?v=y-H895vrIU…
People from the Anglosphere get bricked by this:
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#80s #SynthPop #RockMeAdadeus #Austria #music #mukke #mood
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Official 4k Music Video) Preorder "Falco 3" here ► https://falcoofficial.lnk.to/Falco3DeluxeEdition Go stream Falco here: https://op...FalcoVEVO (YouTube)
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Men's pyramid (ca. 1902) by Heinrich Hamann, from Turnverein.
Source: MKG Collection Online
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#turnerism #exercise #germany #gymnastics #turnverein #sport #art #publicdomain
The Berlin Pride van and knife rampage was an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’, say German authorities.
The hunt is ongoing for the main suspect, named as Abdul Ballout, 21, a German national with Lebanese roots, after the fatal attack in Tiergarten park close to the LGBTQ+ event.
mediafaro.org/article/20260726…
#Berlin #Pride #Terrorism #Germany #IslamicState #LGBTQ
The hunt is ongoing for the main suspect, named as Abdul Ballout, 21, a German national with Lebanese roots, after the fatal attack in Tiergarten park close to the LGBTQ+ …The Guardian
One person killed and 16 injured after a van mows into the crowd and people are stabbed at Berlin Pride.
Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding the 21-year-old, whom they identified as Abdul B.
The suspect fled and was identified by police as member of city’s ‘Islamist scene’.
mediafaro.org/article/20260726…
#Berlin #Pride #LGBTQ #Germany
Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding the 21-year-old, whom they identified as Abdul B. The suspect fled and was identified by police as member of city’s ‘Islamist scene’.The Guardian
A temporary crossing now provides a new way across the connection canal in Bremerhaven’s Havenwelten. The original bascule bridges had to be closed after severe damage was discovered in the supporting wooden piles. A practical solution for pedestrians while the major renovation work lies ahead.
#Bremerhaven #Havenwelten #Klimahaus #AtlanticHotelSailCity #Waterfront #HarbourCity #UrbanInfrastructure #Germany #Pixelfed #Fediverse
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🔫☀️ Scientists in #Germany bought centuries-old lead musket balls on eBay and turned them into high-purity #solar cell components.
Using an electrochemical process, they extracted lead iodide at 94% efficiency and then purified it to 99.999% through #crystal growth. The resulting solar cells performed at 21% efficiency, matching control cells made from brand new commercial lead.
👉 zmescience.com/science/chemist…
#recycling #energy #perovskite #science #chemistry #sustainability #innovation #history #cleanenergy #research
Researchers are turning toxic, centuries-old ammunition into highly efficient and cheap solar panels.Tudor Tarita (ZME Science)
An underwater forest and roads at a depth of 80 meters – this is what Germany's largest artificial lake looks like.
This is the Geiseltalsee, created between 2003 and 2011 after the flooding of a former brown coal mine.
Beneath the crystal-clear water, at depths of up to 80 meters, forests, roads, concrete structures, and other remnants of the mining operation remain. Today, this place attracts divers and those who enjoy unusual underwater landscapes.
#AureFreePress #Germany #MastodonNews
Report of northern lights over Nuremberg on January 17, 1572. (1572).
Source: Zentralbibliothek Zürich / e-manuscripta
Available to buy as a print.
pdimagearchive.org/images/e336…
#eclipses #astronomy #germany #nomenclature #sky #villages #protestant-reformation #comets #art #publicdomain
Report of northern lights over Nuremberg on January 17, 1572, in the evening from eight o'clock until around midnight.Public Domain Image Archive
Opt Green has ended. Long live Opt Green!
As May came to an end, so did KDE Eco's "Opt Green" project. Two activities of the project will help it live on for years to come.
Read here about Opt Green's work with Repair Cafés in #Germany.
eco.kde.org/blog/2026-07-22-op…
@kde
#KDE #KDEEco #OptGreen #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Sustainability #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Environment #Reparatur #EndOf10 #LinuxCafe #Linux
The Opt Green project has come to an end. Two activities of the project will help it live on for years to come. This is Part I.KDE Eco
One of my favorite places in my area.☺️
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #reflection #nature #mountains #chiemgau #bavaria #germany
#Consumers in the #EU, espechally #Germany, should sue #Trump personally for his #CrimeOfAggression AND the #damages they incured in overpriced #CNG, #LNG & #fuel…
#MakeHimPay #EUpol #USpol #DEpol #Energy #CostOfLivingCrisis
George Foster tells royal commission Australia’s democratic institutions fundamentally different, ‘but I can’t ignore certain disturbing parallels in the social atmosphere’Penry Buckley (the Guardian)
"Germany cuts climate fund by €30bn through 2030"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange
edie.net/germany-cuts-climate-…
Germany will cut uncommitted KTF funding by 30% to 2030 as experts warn the country is off track to meet its net-zero climate targets.Matilda Cox (edie)
"Germany installs 7.4 GW of PV in H1"
#Germany #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
pv-magazine.com/2026/07/15/ger…
Germany added approximately 1.28 GW of new PV capacity in June, bringing cumulative installed solar power to around 125.2 GW at the end of the month.Emiliano Bellini (pv magazine Global)
German MP, the leader of the conservative Bundestag MPs, is forced to resign after becoming a father via surrogacy.
Jens Spahn, the chair of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag, admitted having underestimated the impact of his decision, as surrogacy remains banned in Germany and his party is staunchly opposed to it.
mediafaro.org/article/20260720…
#JensSpahn #Germany #Politics #Surrogacy
Jens Spahn, the chair of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag, admitted having underestimated the impact of his decision, as surrogacy remains banned in Germany and his party is staunchly …Le Monde
Adieu Palantir: Berlin and Paris plan an own digital backbone.
As part of the German-French Council of Ministers on Friday, both governments decided to strengthen European data sovereignty and counter the dominance of US tech corporations in the security and military sectors.
A pillar of this strategy is the development of a European “digital backbone”.
mediafaro.org/article/20260718…
#Europe #DigitalSovereignty #Tech #Germany #France #Palantir #AI
As part of the German-French Council of Ministers on Friday, both governments decided to strengthen European data sovereignty and counter the dominance of US tech corporations in the security and …Heise Online
Germany's economy could lose more than €20 billion ($23 billion) a year if the country experiences severe heatwaves on a regular basis, according to a new study published on Thursday
anews.com.tr/europe/2026/07/16…
#ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Yiddish Glory's new album, resurrecting music from witnesses of the Holocaust, follows a Grammy-nominated debut album.Shira Li Bartov (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Nearly a century after the Third Reich, #Germany is still arresting people for opposing genocide.
At keast the twentieth century European leaders didn't stay in a political union which shared sovereignty with #genocide enablers.
Cologne students protest cuts and militarisation during Merz visit
Demonstration decries #CDU government’s slew of social cuts while investment in weapons surges
‚German chancellor Friedrich #Merz faced a large protest in Cologne on Monday 13 July, as he came to to inaugurate the University’s Adenauer School of Government (ASG). While Merz spoke of educating young decision makers, organisers said the ASG will be a hub for neoliberal and conservative ideas, while social and academic sectors face extreme cuts.‘
freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/15/…
#ASG #Germany #AdenauerSchoolofGovernment #Köln #Cologne #Protest
Demonstration decries CDU government’s slew of social cuts while investment in weapons surges ~ Josefine Peters ~ German chancellor Friedrich…anarchy (Freedom News)
Da will man auf seiner Website was ausprobieren und landet plötzlich im Fediverse. 😄
Nach ersten Experimenten mit ActivityPub und Pixelfed ist das jetzt mein erster Beitrag auf Mastodon. Mal sehen, wohin die Reise führt.
richards-fotowelt.de/testbeitr…
#NeuHier #Fediverse #ActivityPub #WordPress #Photography #Germany
Dies ist ein Testbeitrag.Theorie ist, wenn man viel weiß, aber nichts funktioniert.Theoretisch muss ich nur ein Plugin installieren und WordPress kannRichard (Richards Fotoseite)
German startup Solar Markise has launched photovoltaic awnings that combine sun protection with solar generation, offering 1.35 kW and 1.8 kW versions for residential and commercial self-consumption.Emiliano Bellini (pv magazine Global)
