© Alex Chan Hoi Hang, University of Konstanz

Thu, 13-02-2025

YOLO-Behaviour: A new and faster way to extract animal behaviours from video

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour introduce the method YOLO-Behaviour: a new computer vision framework to automatically

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© Elisabeth Böker

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Size makes all the difference

In a current project, Konstanz biologist Anna Stöckl is studying how insects cope with dynamic light environments.

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© Anton Vlaschenko

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Bats surf storm fronts during continental migration

Scientists use ultra-light sensors connected like cell phones to study how bats migrate over Europe

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© Svea Pietschmann

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Konstanz researcher receives Leibniz Dissertation Award

Political scientist Hana Attia receives this year's Leibniz Dissertation Award in the category "Humanities & Social Sciences".

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© University of Konstanz, Marion Voigtmann

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Laboratories on the way to more sustainability

If it was not for science, we would hardly know anything about climate change. And yet, scientific research itself is a very resource-intensive task.

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© Hervé Glabeck - Docland Yard

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Backyard birds learn from their new neighbours when moving house

Puzzle box experiment shows that after immigration, birds rapidly learn useful tricks from local experts

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Wed, 20-11-2024

Science videos for everyone: e.g. why are dung beetles in the planetarium?

An interview with biologist Gabriella Gall about her new YouTube channel.

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© Jens Rydell

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Bats use an acoustic cognitive map for navigation

Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances u

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© Sebastian Szereday, Coralku, Malaysia

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Coral protection, a human right

To save coral reefs from climate change, scientists are proposing an unusual idea: declaring coral protection a human right.

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© Eduardo Sampaio

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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 g

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© Christian Ziegler

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Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight

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

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© Pixabay, dmncwndrlch

Tue, 09-07-2024

Of science and conscience

In public statements by researchers, it is sometimes difficult to separate private persons from their official roles.

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Following your nose into the swarm

Locusts adapt their sense of smell to better detect sparse food sources in crowded swarms of up to billion animals, as researchers from the Cluster of

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© Pexels, Robert So

Mon, 27-05-2024

Tracking animals without markers in the wild

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking whi

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© Anna Stöckl, CASCB

Thu, 16-05-2024

Students discover new worlds at the University of Konstanz

Researchers from the University of Konstanz gave students insight into the perception of insects as part of the Hegau-Bodensee-Seminar.

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© Pexels, Ono Kosuki

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Career paths must become more reliable

At a podium discussion, experts from higher education and union representatives debated the future of academic careers – and a new model at the Univer

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Thu, 23-05-2024

"Z'sämme!"

Swiss-German culture of academic collaboration on a firm foundation: Perspectives from the conference "Z’sämme | Zusammen!" hosted by the Mi

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© Vlad Demartsev

Tue, 21-05-2024

Meerkat chit-chat

Konstanz researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to stay in touch.

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© Midnight Motion and moonrock media

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‘Turing test’ for animal systems

What advantages do robots offer in the study of collective behaviour? How is robotic research influenced by biological systems?

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© Unsplash, Piron Guillaume

Tue, 09-01-2024

The legal dilemma of triage

The German law governing triage puts doctors in a predicament and criminalizes medical decisions, explains Alexandra Windsberger, a Konstanz-based leg

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