Around the world, butterflies’ distribution ranges are changing – often in connection with climate change and extreme weather. The results of an international meta-study by the University of Hamburg and investigating 1,758 butterfly species have just been published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.

What role can hope play in addressing climate change and the ecological crisis? Under the title ‘Climate Hope’, international anthropologists and philosophers discussed this topic from 2 to 4 July 2026 at the fourth ‘Hamburg Symposium on Philosophy and Anthropology’. Michael Schnegg and Julian Sommerschuh from sub-project...

Die Soziologin Anita Engels erforscht seit 30 Jahren, warum notwendige und bekannte Schritte beim Klimaschutz stocken. Aus ihrer Forschung am Exzellenzcluster CLICCS an der Universität Hamburg leitet die Professorin konkrete Strategien ab, wie jede und jeder die Klimawende mitorganisieren kann – und Ohnmacht und Stillstand...