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05-2025 Press Release | IKZ

Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution.

05-2025 Press Release | IZW

Working together when searching for food has more benefits than trade-offs for vultures

Together, or not together, that is the question. Hamlet is not the only one facing life-changing questions – wild animals have to make decisions pivotal to their survival on a daily basis.

05-2025 Event | FVB

LNDW 2025 – Programm des FVB und seiner Institute

Drei Institute und die Gemeinsame Verwaltung des Forschungsverbunds Berlin e. V. nehmen 2025 an der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften teil. Die LNDW findet in diesem Jahr am 28. Juni statt - wie immer ab 17:00 Uhr.

05-2025 Press Release | IGB

Freshwater mussels and the invasive quagga mussel

Is the image of the industrious cleaner outdated?

05-2025 Press Release | IGB

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.

05-2025 Press Release | IZW

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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