Equality in space
Eleven German men have already travelled in space. The Female Astronaut initiative aims to send the first German woman into space – in 2021.
Intellect and Scholarship
Innovations, non-university research - by Max Planck, Fraunhofer, Leibniz and Humboldt: current information and background reports from the spirit and research
A cloud for science
In the European Open Science Cloud, researchers can store their data securely and exchange them across borders. We explain how it works.
“Difficult, tragic decisions”
What do doctors base their decisions on when equipment and staff become scarce? Medical ethics specialist Kathrin Knochel helped formulate recommendations.
All-rounders for outer space
How are astronauts trained for space travel? Former ESA instructor Laura Winterling talks about it.
Tomatoes in space
Vegetable cultivation for the journey to Mars and an infrared telescope in an aircraft: A look at the most exciting German aerospace projects
Overcoming terrestrial problems in outer space
Europe’s role in outer space: ESA Director General Jan Wörner talks about dangerous solar storms and how our everyday life depends on aerospace.
North America
International impulses in Berlin
The American philosopher Susan Neiman talks about Berlin before and after the fall of the Wall, and about the Einstein Forum she runs in Potsdam.
Europe 
Gender: how fair is the German language?
How can the German language be made fairer – and is this necessary at all?
"For me, Alexander von Humboldt is ..."
He's probably one of the best-known of all Germans: Alexander von Humboldt. We asked students at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) what the natural scientist means to them.
“He was ahead of his time”
Francisco J. Barrantes on Alexander von Humboldt's impact on Latin America.
Like to become a Humboldtian?
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is creating a worldwide network of cutting-edge research. Here's all you need to know about the Foundation.
“We want to learn from other cultures”
The Humboldt Forum is both a place and a global platform for dialogue, says Professor Hartmut Dorgerloh