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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 -
Thursday, 31. October 2024
Bats use an acoustic cognitive map for navigation
© Jens RydellEcholocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone. read more -
Tuesday, 01. October 2024
Coral protection, a human right
© Sebastian Szereday, Coralku, MalaysiaTo save coral reefs from climate change, scientists are proposing an unusual idea: declaring coral protection a human right. Christian Voolstra, a biologist from Konstanz and president of the International Coral Reef Society (ICRS), explains why this could work. read more 
© Eduardo SampaioSunday, 22. September 2024
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 guides, finding prey and flagging its location, and the octopus uses its flexible arms to capture the hidden prey. read more
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Tuesday, 06. August 2024
Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight
© Christian ZieglerUnique recordings show that bats can ramp up heart rate from 6 to 900 b.p.m within minutes. read more -
Thursday, 04. July 2024
Of science and conscience
© Pixabay, dmncwndrlchIn public statements by researchers, it is sometimes difficult to separate private persons from their official roles. Political scientist Gabriele Spilker shares how this can work. read more -
Friday, 28. June 2024
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 Excellence Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz discovered. They published their results in the journal Nature Communication. read more -
Monday, 27. May 2024
Tracking animals without markers in the wild
© Pexels, Robert SoResearchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking which they can use in indoor environments as well as in the wild. read more 
© Vlad DemartsevTuesday, 21. May 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. read more
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