As scientists around the world enjoy their holiday family retreat, a few of them may recall a recent gathering of a different sort. There has come to be an unmistakable family feeling to the annual ...

Last but not least, the 8th annual Eibsee conference, held this fall in Southern Bavaria, Germany, featured a poster session in which junior scientists presented new data. Topics ranged widely, from ...

A picture-perfect Alpine mountain lake in Germany draws so many visitors every summer that the first thing they see is crowded buses, traffic jams and a packed carpark. The crystalline waters and ...

Traditional 3-story Bavarian-style Hotel in operation for over a century, situated near alpine lake at the foot of Zugspitze.

Germany is not particularly well known for suffering from mass tourism but parts of Bavaria – including the stunning Eibsee – are struggling with overcrowding. How much of a problem is it and how ...