A tiny fish with severely reduced eyes and no bony skull roof, discovered in a well in north-east India: researchers at the Senckenberg Natural History Collections in Dresden have described a new species that lives deep underground. The discovery opens a window into a world that scientists can barely reach. | more
One year after a piece of forest near Ottendorf-Okrilla was cleared for gravel extraction, Left Party politician Antonia Mertsching has accused the authorities of serious negligence. | more
