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What will tomorrow’s energy supply look like—and what aspects of it are already a reality in Jena today? The City of Jena’s exhibition “ENERGY—WHAT MOVES US” provides answers to these and other questions about the energy transition.

Age Pyramids & Lifestyles Through the Ages

This is how we determine in the microbiology lab which bacteria, viruses, or parasites are responsible for an infection.

What do we feel—and why? How do fear, stress, or hope influence our thoughts and actions, especially during challenging times?

Learn about our work and test your skills by searching the archive.

Scientists demonstrate the methods they use to track down small DNA molecules and proteins.

The exhibition "Images & Building Blocks" focuses on birds and insects. Through his documentary nature photography, Hubert Mahr aims to highlight the fascinating diversity of local habitats and draw attention to details that are often overlooked.

Discover how microbes from the past help us find the antibiotics of the future! At Paleo Park, we travel back thousands of years, searching fossil DNA for the blueprints of new bioactive compounds.

For over 100 years, ZEISS has been developing technologies that allow us to look inside the eye. Discover historical and modern fundus cameras, learn how eye diseases are diagnosed, and become an eye researcher yourself.

How and where do the scientists conduct their research? We invite you to join us for an informative tour of the FLI’s new laboratory building, where we’ll share some interesting facts about the “art in architecture” featured in the building.

Do you want to know what a biobank is and what happens there? Would you like to make your own biobank samples? And do you want to find out just how cold it can get in a biobank? Then come on by and join us!

Making its debut! Take a look at the fascinating plant collection at the Haussknecht Herbarium. Discover what a plant specimen more than 100 years old reveals about the future—and how AI helps us unravel the mysteries of plants!

What do lasers have in common with medicine, the environment, food, and even your daily cup of coffee? More than you might think!

Artistically crafted specimens and easy-to-understand models convey the fundamentals of anatomy and offer fascinating insights into the body’s inner workings. The historical significance of this 200-year-old collection can be experienced, for example, through Goethe’s intermaxillary specimens.

Two female scientists, a rift in time, and the search for the crucial clue.