The Senckenberg Society, a non-profit scientific research institution, is celebrating its 200th anniversary. The Senckenbergers, as the scientists call themselves, are looking for solutions to climate change, poverty, overfishing, and more.

Find out more about how a group of kids learned their multiplication tables by singing them to the songs of the pop star Nena!

Lisa, Leni, and Malin were having trouble memorizing the multiplication tables – and thought that turning the tables into a song would make them much easier to learn! Luckily, Lisa's father works with German pop star Nena, whom they asked to help out.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of Mickey Mouse comics in Germany. Here, we are also introduced to Erika Fuchs, the translator of the comics, whose work brought Mickey and Donald to a new audience – and also had a profound impact on the German language.

Is it possible to extract oil and at the same time protect the environment, or is it just a matter of disguising the reality and making carbon footprint numbers look better than they are? Here, we take a look at Germany’s only oil platform.

After a performance in Karlsruhe, the Monsters of Liedermaching (“Songmaking”) bid farewell to their audience – but the fans don’t want to let them leave the stage!

In this video, you’ll learn how to conjugate the modal verb "sollen" (“should”) in different tenses and modes.

With the Yabla grade book, teachers can keep track of students' progress. In this video, Sabine explains the comprehensive functions of this feature.

Many cities have a litter problem – food waste, cigarette butts, and bottles scattered around the parks and pathways. But humans are not always the culprits!

And now Eylin introduces the other German "R": namely, the one produced in the throat. Here, she presents some tips for mastering this tricky sound. Enjoy!

As a teacher, how do you create assignments for your students in Yabla? The extensive options are explained step-by-step in this video.

Today’s Tagesschau looks at Germany’s recent harvest, which was once again poor, and what kinds of coronavirus safety measures the government is considering implementing on trains and domestic flights.

A primary vote, a secondary, vote, and the five-percent hurdle: The German election is much more than two Xs on a ballot. In this video on the ABCs of Bundestag elections, you’ll learn all about these terms and the election process overall. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Round out your knowledge of Germany’s federal states (Bundesländer) with this video on Lower Saxony. Find out where it is, how it got its name, and what kinds of natural wonders can be found there.

The letter "R" is pronounced differently in German than it is in English and other languages, and also depending on where it appears in a German word. In the first part of the series, Eylin shows us how this works and gives plenty of examples.