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Friday, 19. August 2022
Falling Walls: awards for Peter Baum and Iain Couzin
© Falling Walls FoundationTwo Konstanz researchers recognized by the Falling Walls Foundation and nominated for the "Science Breakthrough of the Year" read more -
Monday, 15. August 2022
Coincidences and what you make of them
© Universität KonstanzProfessor Rudolf Schlögl, now retired, researched and taught for two and a half decades as a professor of modern history at the University of Konstanz. He secured the first Cluster of Excellence in the humanities in Germany, which soon turned out to be game-changing for the University of Konstanz. read more -
Friday, 12. August 2022
Study achieves longest continuous tracking of migrating…
© Christian ZieglerBy flying with hawkmoths during migration, scientists reveal the insects employ sophisticated flight strategies similar to vertebrates. read more -
Tuesday, 09. August 2022
Genes, environment, and susceptibility to toxicants
© Antonino MichienziAs a new Carl Zeiss endowed professor for systems toxicology at the University of Konstanz, Ivano Amelio is investigating the molecular mechanisms behind phenomena such as genetic susceptibility to toxicants. read more -
Tuesday, 09. August 2022
Are animal migrations social?
© Tanner Warder, Wyoming Coop Unit/Wyoming Migration InitiativeAnimals likely rely on social factors to guide migration, suggests a new research synthesis from Konstanz, bringing together research from 100 scientific publications. read more -
Monday, 18. July 2022
Code-free conservation
© EarthRangerSystem lets conservationists analyze animal tracking data quickly and easily for rapid protection of wildlife read more -
Tuesday, 12. July 2022
Infinitely far, infinitely close
© Charlotte Krause/Universität KonstanzLively and engaging: TEDx Konstanz talks in the Wolkensteinsaal in Konstanz on 6 May 2022 read more -
Friday, 10. June 2022
Fruit bats migrate with the green wave
© Christian ZieglerFruit bats respond to seasonal changes and often match peaks in resource abundance as Dr Edward Hurme from the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour of the University of Konstanz discovered. read more -
Friday, 10. June 2022
Moving furniture in the micro-world
© Hal Gatewood, unsplashAn international research team led by physicists from Konstanz discovers a state of ultra-low static friction when rotating microscopic objects on crystalline surfaces. read more -
Friday, 03. June 2022
How glyphosate affects brood care in bumblebees
© Lasse KlingBumblebee colonies exposed to glyphosate are significantly affected in times of resource scarcity. Dr Anja Weidenmüller, biologist at the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz, describes this finding in a study published in the journal Science. read more