Stephan Matthiesen

With new content and new technology, we have relaunched the website of our editorial team science-texts today. Unlike the old static page, the new site contains not only detailed information about Andrea Kamphuis' and my work, but also texts and news about topics that we are interested in - in particular about the formation of structures and patterns in Nature.

Yesterday I was elected Chairman of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. It is a great honour to fill this post in an organisation with such a long and fruitful tradition, and I am looking forward to my new responsibilities and activities.

Das von mir redigierte Praxisset Astronomie ist seit Ende September im Buchhandel erhältlich. In dem vom Dorling Kindersley Verlag herausgegebenen Set finden angehende Hobbyastronomen die wichtigsten Hilfsmittel, die sie zur Beobachtung des Sternenhimmels brauchen. Mehr Informationen über das Buch gibt es bei unserer Redaktionsgemeinschaft science-texts oder bei Amazon.

"Monkeys and Apes in the Wild" by Ingo Arndt and Fritz Jatschke, which I translated into English last winter, is now available from Papadakis. With magnificent wildlife photographs and knowledgeable texts, it introduces important species of apes and monkeys from all over the world, focussing on their behaviour in their natural environment. More information about the book can be found on the website of our editorial team science-texts (in German) or on the Amazon website.