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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 24.11.2020

Discovery of a genetic sex marker in sturgeon

News FVB 20.11.2020

FVB elects its first Central Equal Opportunities Officer

Press Release IGB 19.11.2020

Giant aquatic bacterium is a master of adaptation

Press Release FMP 19.11.2020

CLCN6 identified as disease gene for a severe form of lysosomal neurodegenerative disease

Press Release IZW 17.11.2020

Abundance of prey species is key to bird diversity in cities

Press Release FMP 13.11.2020

Light shed on the atomic resolution structure of phage DNA tube – a methodological milestone

Press Release IZW 12.11.2020

Scientific consortium Bird10K publishes world's largest genome resource for bird species to date

News FMP 10.11.2020

Christian Hackenberger receives breakthrough award in life sciences at the Berlin Science Week

Press Release FMP 05.11.2020

Surprising insights into the role of autophagy in neurons

Press Release FVB 30.10.2020

Methodological tour de force: Biochemist Annita Louloupi receives Marthe Vogt Award

Press Release IZW 29.10.2020

Specialised omnivores – individual red foxes prefer different foods in the city and the countryside

Event FVB 22.10.2020

Invitation to the Marthe Vogt Award ceremony

Press Release IZW 19.10.2020

Who are your neighbours? Advancing wildlife genomics through the development of molecular methods

Press Release FVB 16.10.2020

Marthe Vogt Podcast: Inspiring women in science

Press Release IZW 15.10.2020

Bats save energy by reducing energetically costly immune functions during seasonal migration

Press Release FBH 15.10.2020

Secure satellite communication – Berlin team wins INNOspace Masters 2019/20

Press Release FBH 13.10.2020

William F. Meggers Award of the SAS presented to FBH authors

Press Release IZW 13.10.2020

On the trail of novel infectious agents in wildlife: First scientific description of a previously unknown Streptococcus species of Chacoan peccaries

Press Release IGB 12.10.2020

14 Recommendations for the protection of freshwater biodiversity beyond 2020

Press Release WIAS 12.10.2020

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