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Thursday, 30. July 2020
Avoiding summer’s sting
© PixabayStinging insects—especially those with a predilection for our picnics—can be the sting in the tail of summer. But knowing a bit about the biology and behaviour of stinging insects can help us coexist for the brief period we’re together outdoors, says bee researcher Dr.
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Friday, 10. July 2020
Collective behaviour research reveals secrets of successful…
© Image: Andy03/PixabayResearch team with participation of the University of Konstanz analyses movement profiles and teamwork of football teams
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Tuesday, 07. July 2020
Stress testing “coral in a box”
© Image: Anna RoikSave the corals: Mobile rapid test to assess coral thermotolerance developed in an international collaboration with the University of Konstanz
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Friday, 03. July 2020
The sixth sense of animals: an early warning system for…
© Image: Max Planck Institute of Animal BehaviorContinuously observing animals with motion sensors could improve earthquake prediction – a research project from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz/Radolfzell and the University of Konstanz
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Thursday, 25. June 2020
Shelling out for dinner – Dolphins learn foraging skills…
© Dolphin shelling. Image: Dr. Sonja Wild – Dolphin Innovation ProjectA new study by Konstanz biologist Dr Sonja Wild demonstrates for the first time that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bond
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Wednesday, 24. June 2020
Measure squeezing in a novel way
© “Satellites” in the spectrum of a vibrating nanostring (lower image insert) for increasing drive power. The different brightnesses of the upper (green) and lower (blue) satellite encode the strength of the squeezing (upper image insert). Image: Weig groupScientists at the Department of Physics at the University of Konstanz have developed a completely new method of measuring squeezing – a potential starting point for high-precision sensor technology
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Wednesday, 10. June 2020
Physics principle explains order and disorder of swarms
Physicist from the University of Konstanz prove correlation between behaviour of collective animal systems and a so-called “critical point”
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Tuesday, 09. June 2020
The danger of broken bonds
© Image: Sonja MetzgerAuthor of a new study showing that humans disturb the social lives of wild giraffes, Damien Farine discusses why disrupted relationships may be a silent killer for social species - even one of the world's most recognizable animals.
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Wednesday, 20. May 2020
Scientists dissect the complex choices of animals
© Image: Alex BoehmScientists from the Univeristy of Konstanz and the co-located Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior turn to CT scanning and 3D printing technology to engineer a precise answer to the question: what are animals choosing when they choose a home?
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Thursday, 09. April 2020
Interviews with researchers about the coronavirus
In a series of interviews, experts from different departments at the University of Konstanz and the Konstanz Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” comment on current issues in conjunction with the proliferation of the coronavirus.
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