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Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century HofbrΓ€uhaus. Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.

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Welcome to Germany! – DW – 03/27/2025

Dear US researchers: Welcome to Germany! – DW – 03/27/2025

Mass layoffs, frozen or cut research funds, political directives — US President Donald Trump's massive attack on science is not only affecting areas he dislikes, such as climate, energy, social, or gender studies. Other fields like AI or mRNA vaccine technologies are impacted, too.

Critics view Trump's assault on research freedom as a politically-motivated attack on the pluralistic system and the liberal democratic order. Trump, critics say, is taking aim at the scientific method of refuting claims and myths with facts and analyses.

The uncertainty created by Trump's actions is so great that many researchers want to leave the US for jobs in Canada and Asia, but especially in Europe.

Germany – Cities and States

Last week I was making up PDF maps of various countries. This week I am trying something new, with an interactive maps featuring major cities and states in different countries. Today I start out with Germany. Hotter color balloons are larger cities, click for their name and population.

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Wild Boar Breaks Into House in Germany | Field & Stream

Wild Boar Breaks Into House in Germany | Field & Stream

This is a tale that any parent of a high-school-age kid can probably relate to, but with a twist: A woman in Hagen, Germany, returned home earlier this month to find her living room thoroughly trashed, the culprit on the sofa, feet-up and utterly unrepentant. Well, the perpetrator of this domestic disaster was no surly teenager, it was a 130-pound wild boar. My Truck Gun: A Scout Rifle From Scratch

On February 4, the woman entered her home to discover the lounging hog less than 10 yards away from the front door. She was able to close the door and back out of the house without disturbing the boar. She then called the Hagen Police and several officers responded to the incident. According to a press release, the officers began strategizing how to remove the pig from the premises. The solution they settled on was quite simple. They propped open the front door, and the boar voluntarily made its way out of the house and was allowed to wander “back into nature” without further incident. The police theorized that the pig got in through a patio door, which then shut behind the animal, trapping it inside.