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09-2026 Press Release | MBI

Watching a Carbon-Carbon Double Bond Respond to Light

Ethylene contains a carbon–carbon double bond, one of the most important structural motifs in organic chemistry. Carbon–carbon double bonds are present in countless molecules, and their response to light plays a central role in processes ranging from vision and photosynthesis to molecular switches and solar-energy conversion.

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09-2026 Press Release | FVB

Light at the nanoscale: Dr. Lara Greten receives 2026 Marthe Vogt Award

Physicist Dr. Lara Greten is the recipient of this year’s Marthe Vogt Award for her outstanding doctoral thesis on light-matter interaction of ultrathin materials at TU Berlin.

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Przewalski-Pferde und -Fohlen
09-2026 Press Release | IZW

Nach 200 Jahren: Erste Przewalski-Fohlen in der zentralkasachischen Steppe geboren

Im Wiederansiedlungszentrum Alibi in der Altyn-Dala-Steppe sind erstmals seit rund 200 Jahren Przewalski-Pferde auf zentralkasachischem Boden geboren worden.

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09-2026 Press Release | IZW

100 Jahre Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde: von der Feldbeobachtung zur Genomanalyse

Wie Fledermäuse mithilfe von Ultraschall navigieren oder Wölfe ihre Rudel organisieren – vieles von dem, was heute zum Grundwissen der Biologie gehört, war zum Gründungszeitpunkt der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde (DGS) weitgehend unbekannt.

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09-2026 Press Release | IGB

Berlins ponds contaminated by a wide range of trace organic contaminants

Chemicals from tire wear and pharmaceutical residues are ubiquitous in urban water bodies. This is shown by a new study of 43 ponds across Berlin.

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09-2026 Press Release | IZW

From strays to territory bosses: epigenetics makes cheetahs adaptable

Cheetahs have a low genetic diversity – and are therefore poorly equipped to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

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Press Release FVB 17.09.2026

Light at the nanoscale: Dr. Lara Greten receives 2026 Marthe Vogt Award

Press Release IGB 08.09.2026

Berlins ponds contaminated by a wide range of trace organic contaminants

Press Release IZW 08.09.2026

From strays to territory bosses: epigenetics makes cheetahs adaptable

Press Release IGB 07.09.2026

Animal welfare in shrimp aquaculture: science-based manual to foster sustainable rearing practices

Press Release IZW 24.08.2026

Experience, not flying skills, determines when young golden eagles leave their parents’ territory for good

Press Release IZW 20.08.2026

New study on farm mice shows that antibiotic resistance is also an environmental problem, not just a medical one

Press Release IGB 14.08.2026

“We can’t just dredge away low water levels”

Press Release IGB 12.08.2026

Arendsee: Restoration suspended, but action still urgently needed

Press Release WIAS 31.07.2026

AI research within the Leibniz Association: Berlin’s Weierstrass Institute set to receive almost €5 million in additional federal funding to establish AI computing infrastructure

Press Release MBI 29.07.2026

Two attosecond flashes capture electrons in motion

Press Release IZW 23.07.2026

The social inheritance of privilege may explain why females are the more competitive sex in some species

Press Release IKZ 14.07.2026

Europe’s only gallium-oxide semiconductor producer raises €2M

Press Release IZW 08.07.2026

Prof Prof h.c. Dr Ursula Siebert appointed Director of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research

Press Release IZW 08.07.2026

The Language of Play: Hyenas use facial expressions and vocalisations to de-escalate

Press Release IGB 01.07.2026

New collaborative building for biodiversity research inaugurated

Interview IGB 26.06.2026

Respect for the other

Press Release IGB 24.06.2026

And now, everyone: breathe!

Press Release IZW 24.06.2026

Do hyenas eat livestock and rhinos? Rarely if ever, if there are enough wildebeest and zebras around

Press Release IGB 22.06.2026

Light pollution in the Federal Nature Conservation Act

Press Release IZW 12.06.2026

The prevalence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Berlin is shaped by the structure of the urban environment

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