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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 CramFriday, 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 
© Elisabeth BökerMonday, 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
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Tuesday, 14. January 2025
Bats surf storm fronts during continental migration
© Anton VlaschenkoScientists use ultra-light sensors connected like cell phones to study how bats migrate over Europe read more -
Thursday, 28. November 2024
Konstanz researcher receives Leibniz Dissertation Award
© Svea PietschmannPolitical scientist Hana Attia receives this year's Leibniz Dissertation Award in the category "Humanities & Social Sciences". Attia completed her dissertation on US sanctions at the University of Konstanz. She accepted the award on 27 November 2024 in Berlin. read more -
Wednesday, 27. November 2024
Laboratories on the way to more sustainability
© University of Konstanz, Marion VoigtmannIf it was not for science, we would hardly know anything about climate change. And yet, scientific research itself is a very resource-intensive task. Biochemist Bianca Schell advises scientific laboratories at the University of Konstanz on how they can operate more sustainably. read more -
Friday, 15. November 2024
Backyard birds learn from their new neighbours when moving…
© Hervé Glabeck - Docland YardPuzzle box experiment shows that after immigration, birds rapidly learn useful tricks from local experts read more -
Thursday, 14. November 2024
Science videos for everyone: e.g. why are dung beetles in…
An interview with biologist Gabriella Gall about her new YouTube channel. read more
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