For high-quality research output in Europe, which in the Nature Index includes the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Germany is the heaviest hitter. It is ranked third in the world after the United ...

Science budgets in Germany have flourished under the current government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel. And despite the gloomy economic climate, the 27 September parliamentary elections seem unlikely ...

Since 1933 some scientists have left Germany, others have stayed there and kept quiet, and still others have chimed in with the Nazi idea that German science should be distinct from the brands of ...

Germany showed how scientific communication can be vital in fighting pandemics. Its health minister's status rose; its chancellor, Angela Merkel, (herself a scientist) broke down complex scientific ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist who writes about energy issues. Modern science has yielded immense benefits to society, yet it ...

Ask any German researcher why the country's science base is blooming, and they are bound to mention Chancellor Angela Merkel. The world's most powerful woman, they say, has not forgotten her roots as ...