The hidden cost of hydropower: Biodiversity at risk

Rivers have been fragmented globally with over 2800 reservoirs with a surface area over 10 square kilometres. Many of these big reservoirs are associated with large hydropower plants, while small hydropower plants often do not form a big reservoir and have gone unchecked.

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Shorter and warmer winters may expand the hibernation area of bats in Europe

The ambient temperature has a profound impact on the physiology and behaviour of most species.

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Founding Director of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Prof Reinhold R Hofmann, has passed away

According to his family, the veterinarian scientist Prof Dr Reinhold R Hofmann passed away on 30 March 2025 at the age of 92.

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"We conduct animal testing!"

Professor Dr. Frank Kirchhoff

(for scientists involved in basic research in the life sciences)

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Juggling the responsibilities

Interview with embryologist Astrid Vogel

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Technology development for semiconductor material gallium oxide launched

The EFRE project G.O.A.L. (1.6-14) “Gallium Oxide Application Laboratory for Power Electronics”, which was launched in September 2024, completes the value chain created at the IKZ in the field of gallium oxide technology development.

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