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Tuesday, 10. November 2020
Group size and makeup affect how social birds move together
© Danai PapageorgiouScientists from the University of Konstanz and co-located Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have used high-resolution GPS tracking methods to provide new insights into how differently sized animal groups move and interact with their environment. read more -
Thursday, 15. October 2020
Why bad bosses can be lonely at the top
© The Jordan Lab, Max-Planck-Institut für VerhaltensbiologieScientists taught groups of fish to solve a task to earn a reward—and in the process shed light on why aggressive leaders might be the least effective members of organisations. read more -
Thursday, 24. September 2020
Searching together: a lesson from rats
Concentrate on your own task but also pay attention to others—this is the key rule for success, at least for rats when exploring as a group read more -
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. read more -
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 read more -
Thursday, 09. July 2020
The University of Konstanz in the European Universities…
An interview with Professor Silvia Mergenthal, Vice Rector for International Affairs and Equal Opportunities at the University of Konstanz, about the university’s participation in the European Universities Initiative (EUI). read more -
Wednesday, 08. 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 read more -
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 read more -
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 read more -
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 read more
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