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Three small, medium-gray fish swimming through green algae.
09-2026 Press Release | IGB

A swarm is more than the sum of its parts

A study involving genetically identical fish reveals the principles of group behavior

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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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Press Release IGB 15.06.2022

Freshwaters release methane – even when they dry out

Press Release MBI 13.06.2022

All-attosecond pump-probe spectroscopy

Press Release IZW 03.06.2022

Fewer and weaker offspring – snare injuries decrease reproductive performance of female hyenas in the Serengeti

Press Release IZW 03.06.2022

Death of bats at wind turbines interrupts natural food chains

Press Release IZW 01.06.2022

Wind turbines operating without curtailment claim many victims among protected bat species in Germany

Press Release IZW 30.05.2022

The “fuel of evolution” is more abundant than previously thought in wild animals

Press Release IZW 24.05.2022

Mothers of twins are not more fertile, just lucky

Press Release IZW 24.05.2022

Reference genomes provide first insights into genetic roots of mustelid physiological and behavioural diversity

Press Release MBI 20.05.2022

Mixing laser- and X-ray-beams

Press Release FMP 20.05.2022

Chloride ion channel ASOR is required for vesicle shrinkage

Press Release IZW 19.05.2022

Indonesia and Germany join forces to save biodiversity

Press Release IGB 12.05.2022

Protecting fungi

Press Release IGB 04.05.2022

Flood risk reduction with multiple benefits: more space for the river

Press Release FMP 03.05.2022

FMP & LMU spin-off Tubulis closes €60 million Series B financing to accelerate its ADC Pipeline

Press Release MBI 26.04.2022

Ultrafast molecular chirality: twisting light to twist electrons – Olga Smirnova receives an ERC Advanced Grant

Press Release IGB 11.04.2022

Protecting biodiversity: creating dark infrastructure

Press Release IZW 04.04.2022

Spotted hyenas adjust their foraging behaviour in response to climate change

Press Release MBI 04.04.2022

Accelerating write/erase cycles in all-optical magnetization switching

Press Release IZW 31.03.2022

German and Austrian deer thus far spared SARS-CoV-2 infections, unlike in North America

Press Release MBI 31.03.2022

Persistent swinging of electrons between atomic sites in crystals

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