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Tuesday, 01. October 2024

Coral protection, a human right

© Sebastian Szereday, Coralku, Malaysia

To save coral reefs from climate change, scientists are proposing an unusual idea: declaring coral protection a human right. Christian Voolstra, a biologist from Konstanz and president of the International Coral Reef Society (ICRS), explains why this could work.
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© Eduardo Sampaio

Sunday, 22. September 2024

Unlocking the secrets of multispecies hunting

Scientists have made extraordinary discoveries about how otherwise-solitary octopuses and various fish species coordinate their hunts: fish serve as guides, finding prey and flagging its location, and the octopus uses its flexible arms to capture the hidden prey.

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Wednesday, 04. September 2024

Waggle dance mysteries

© James Foster

How do bees navigate when the directions in the waggle dances by other bees are fuzzy? Dive into the intriguing research on bee behaviour, which occurs on the campus at the University Konstanz, to find out this research question.
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Thursday, 22. August 2024

Taking on new perspectives

© GameLab, Universität Konstanz

What possibilities does a new research setup offer? This is often not foreseeable in advance and the full range of applications only becomes apparent while the system is being used. A new 3D recording studio has just been created in the GameLab at the University of Konstanz.
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Tuesday, 06. August 2024

Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight

© Christian Ziegler

Unique recordings show that bats can ramp up heart rate from 6 to 900 b.p.m within minutes.
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Tuesday, 23. July 2024

Countdown to the Olympics: Law student Simon Diesch sails…

© DSV/Felix Diemer

In May 2024, Simon Diesch and his sailing partner Anna Markfort qualified in the 470 mixed for the Olympic Games. In addition to his career as a competitive athlete, he studies law at the University of Konstanz. Juggling studies and top-level sports is a challenge in and of itself.
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Tuesday, 23. July 2024

Arctic conditions instead of a warm summer in Konstanz

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Findings from basic research make it possible to develop theories on complex topics. Yet, at some point, it becomes necessary to test such theories on concrete questions outside the lab environment.
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Tuesday, 23. July 2024

Academic publishers: in good company?

How do you set up a university publishing house? How does a small scientific publishing house survive in such difficult times – as a "tiny vessel navigating alongside huge tankers"? And how do researchers choose publishers for their books?
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Wednesday, 10. July 2024

A little coral adventure

Science is only for adults? Not at all, says biologist Christian Voolstra from the University of Konstanz. He uses various formats to pass on his knowledge about corals to children.
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Tuesday, 09. July 2024

Making a difference in the world together

© CAAT-Europe

If you want to find innovative solutions to complex problems and quickly transfer them from academic research to practical applications, it is important to involve relevant stakeholders early on.
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