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After the disintegration of the polar vortex in the Arctic stratosphere, an icy easterly wind blows in Central Europe. IAC professor Daniela Domeisen explains the connection between why Siberian conditions currently prevail in Europe, while New Yorkers can enjoy summery warmth.

Siobhan O'Brien of the Institute of Integrative Biology, is the winner of the John Maynard Smith Prize 2018. She will give the JMS Prize lecture 2018 and will be awarded a Junior Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Study in Berlin, Germany.