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Monday, 16. March 2026

Can we call it fascism?

Is the United States under President Trump experiencing a "normal" crisis of democracy, or is a new regime taking shape?
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© Abbey Dias

Monday, 23. February 2026

In her element

Conducting field research in Antarctica means being exposed to the elements in addition to doing without creature comforts and time alone – for weeks at a time. This is where Elisa Merz dives for research.

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© Charax Spasinou Project 2022 (Robert Killick)

Wednesday, 28. January 2026

Alexandria on the Tigris - the forgotten metropolis

Some historical periods fly under the radar of public awareness and even professional inquiry. A particular example is the millennium between the end of cuneiform writing and the Islamic conquest of the Near East.

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Friday, 21. November 2025

The personal trainer for your pocket

© University of Konstanz, Inka Reiter

In Konstanz, fundamental technologies for the personalized sports and health applications of tomorrow are developed through a combination of young entrepreneurship, cutting-edge research and healthcare. How does this interplay work in a current project?
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Wednesday, 05. November 2025

When data leads to dialogue

© Ignacio Amenábar, Unsplash

In their everyday research, social scientists juggle a lot of numbers and statistics. Yet it is their direct contact with the people behind the numbers that really brings the findings to life.
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Monday, 03. November 2025

Animal communication: How to make your announcements heard

© Héloïse Brotier and Lee Koren, Bar-Ilan University

Animals – like humans – communicate with each other. However, researchers studying animal communication sometimes have a tough time deciphering the meaning of individual signals or sound sequences and figuring out the functions they serve. How do scientists go about solving this puzzle?
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Monday, 13. October 2025

A new perspective on plants

© NoName_13, Pixabay

As an early career postdoc, how do you take both your career and research interests to the next level without losing sight of the big picture?
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Monday, 04. August 2025

Preserving memory – the Social Science Archive Konstanz

The Social Science Archive Konstanz (SAK) at the University of Konstanz houses collections from the estates of several renowned 20th-century sociologists. The archives are also a place for research that fosters connection – a place where researchers from around the world come on research stays.
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Wednesday, 14. May 2025

Time-travelling mammoths?

© Image by Виталий, Pixabay

You can't always believe everything you see. Laura Epp and her team at the University of Konstanz recently had this experience when they studied very young sediment layers and found DNA from long-extinct mammoths. How do researchers respond to such surprising results?
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Thursday, 20. March 2025

Follow the fish's gaze

© Lone Jensen, pexels

In swarm research, a new method makes it possible to track the eye movements of fish automatically, non-invasively and in 3D.
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