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Tuesday, 20. May 2025
Capuchin monkeys develop bizarre “fad” of abducting baby…
How cameras on a remote island captured the origin and spread of a novel social tradition read more
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Wednesday, 14. May 2025
Time-travelling mammoths?
© Image by Виталий, PixabayYou 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? read more -
Thursday, 20. March 2025
Follow the fish's gaze
© Lone Jensen, pexelsIn swarm research, a new method makes it possible to track the eye movements of fish automatically, non-invasively and in 3D. read more -
Thursday, 27. February 2025
Scientists rewrite the rules of swarming locusts
A study recently published in Science reveals: Classical models of collective behaviour fail to explain the mechanisms driving desert locust swarms – an ecological phenomenon that affects millions of lives worldwide. read more -
Wednesday, 26. February 2025
"Expressions of gender variance have long been part of…
© Kyle, UnsplashDonald Trump bans trans people from the U.S. army and from sports. Historian Jacob Bloomfield from the University of Konstanz concludes: "Trump’s executive order goes against basic fairness and the military’s historical acceptance of gender variance." read more - © Dominic Cram
Friday, 21. February 2025
Alliances among animals
Some animals are capable of cooperating with members of other species. read more
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Thursday, 13. February 2025
YOLO-Behaviour: A new and faster way to extract animal…
© Alex Chan Hoi Hang, University of KonstanzResearchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour introduce the method YOLO-Behaviour: a new computer vision framework to automatically identify animal behaviours from videos. read more -
Tuesday, 11. February 2025
The art of sharks
© Angela AlbiTurquoise blue sea, fine sandy beaches and impressive photos of sharks and schools of fish – sounds like an adventurous vacation, but is above all one fascinating research topic of the University of Konstanz's Cluster of Excellence "Collective Behaviour". read more -
Thursday, 06. February 2025
Measuring brain waves to assess the effectiveness of health…
© Generiert mit KI von Gatherina | Adobe StockTo evaluate the effectiveness of video health campaigns against risky alcohol consumption, psychologists from the Konstanz Cluster of Excellence "Collective Behaviour" used EEG measurements to examine the synchronization of brain activity in groups of viewers. read more - © Elisabeth Böker
Monday, 03. February 2025
Size makes all the difference
In a current project, Konstanz biologist Anna Stöckl is studying how insects cope with dynamic light environments. read more