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Monday, 05. September 2022
Honeybees are less likely to sting in larger groups
© Elisabeth BökerTo sting or not to sting? An alarm pheromone plays a decisive role in bees' willingness to sting - and their group size, as scientists from Constance have now shown read more -
Friday, 19. August 2022
Keep the beat!
© Amiyaal IlanyRhythmic accuracy pays off, as researchers from Konstanz (Germany) and Israel show in their behavioural study on the courtship song of the rock hyrax. Males that sang more often and kept the beat with greater precision had higher reproductive success than their less rhythmically accurate peers. read more -
Friday, 19. August 2022
Falling Walls: awards for Peter Baum and Iain Couzin
© Falling Walls FoundationTwo Konstanz researchers recognized by the Falling Walls Foundation and nominated for the "Science Breakthrough of the Year" read more -
Friday, 12. August 2022
Study achieves longest continuous tracking of migrating…
© Christian ZieglerBy flying with hawkmoths during migration, scientists reveal the insects employ sophisticated flight strategies similar to vertebrates. read more -
Tuesday, 09. August 2022
Genes, environment, and susceptibility to toxicants
© Antonino MichienziAs a new Carl Zeiss endowed professor for systems toxicology at the University of Konstanz, Ivano Amelio is investigating the molecular mechanisms behind phenomena such as genetic susceptibility to toxicants. read more -
Tuesday, 09. August 2022
Are animal migrations social?
© Tanner Warder, Wyoming Coop Unit/Wyoming Migration InitiativeAnimals likely rely on social factors to guide migration, suggests a new research synthesis from Konstanz, bringing together research from 100 scientific publications. read more -
Monday, 18. July 2022
Code-free conservation
© EarthRangerSystem lets conservationists analyze animal tracking data quickly and easily for rapid protection of wildlife read more -
Tuesday, 12. July 2022
Infinitely far, infinitely close
© Charlotte Krause/Universität KonstanzLively and engaging: TEDx Konstanz talks in the Wolkensteinsaal in Konstanz on 6 May 2022 read more -
Friday, 10. June 2022
Fruit bats migrate with the green wave
© Christian ZieglerFruit bats respond to seasonal changes and often match peaks in resource abundance as Dr Edward Hurme from the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour of the University of Konstanz discovered. read more -
Friday, 10. June 2022
Moving furniture in the micro-world
© Hal Gatewood, unsplashAn international research team led by physicists from Konstanz discovers a state of ultra-low static friction when rotating microscopic objects on crystalline surfaces. read more
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