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Germans (mis-)interpret inequality

In their new “Inequality Barometer”, Konstanz researchers demonstrate: The German population often assesses the level of inequality incorrectly, under

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© Michael Griesser

Tue, 01-06-2021

Trust among corvids

Corvids use social information to protect themselves against deception by conspecifics from neighbouring territories

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© Trevor Fristoe and Mark van Kleunen. The Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Mon, 31-05-2021

Dimensions of invasion success

Patterns and drivers of alien plant species invasiveness in Europe identified by an international research team led by Konstanz biologists

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© M. Nouvian. Alerted honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Wed, 26-05-2021

To sting or not to sting?

Scientists from Konstanz and Innsbruck uncovered how honeybees organise their collective defence in response to predators and used computational model

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Mon, 27-09-2021

Self-healing plastic from Konstanz

Plastic that repairs itself and can easily be recycled: More than five years ago, the team led by Konstanz chemist Professor Helmut Cölfen introduced

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© James Herndon

Mon, 26-04-2021

Learning about system stability from ants

Army ants collectively form complex, adaptable structures, without a need for communication

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© Dennis Horvath, University of Konstanz

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A general influenza vaccine

New vaccination method for lasting protection against all known influenza mutations in preclinical testing phase – potentially effective also against

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User-friendly AI for animal behaviour

Developed by PhD student Tristan Walter and Professor Iain Couzin, the easy to use tool automatically tracks hundreds of individual animals.

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Mon, 17-05-2021

When fly larvae are hungry

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© AG Burkard | Schematic image of the new spin qubits consisting of four electrons (red) with their spins (blue) in the surrounding semi-conductor structure (grey)

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The road to quantum computing

How is quantum computer development currently progressing in Germany and Europe?

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Mon, 22-03-2021

More acceptance for animal-free research methods

University of Konstanz is part of newly founded “3R Network Baden-Württemberg”

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© University of Konstanz/Kathrin Zander

Thu, 28-10-2021

Expanded SARS-CoV-2 screening at the University of Konstanz

Since the beginning of November 2020, the Department of Biology at the University of Konstanz started offering voluntary RT-PCR-based rapid testing fo

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© Danai Papageorgiou

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Group size and makeup affect how social birds move together

Scientists from the University of Konstanz and co-located Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have used high-resolution GPS tracking methods to pr

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© The Jordan Lab, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie

Mon, 19-10-2020

Why bad bosses can be lonely at the top

Scientists taught groups of fish to solve a task to earn a reward—and in the process shed light on why aggressive leaders might be the least effective

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Searching together: a lesson from rats

Concentrate on your own task but also pay attention to others—this is the key rule for success, at least for rats when exploring as a group

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Avoiding summer’s sting

Stinging insects—especially those with a predilection for our picnics—can be the sting in the tail of summer.

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© Image: Andy03/Pixabay

Fri, 10-07-2020

Collective behaviour research reveals secrets of successful football teams

Research team with participation of the University of Konstanz analyses movement profiles and teamwork of football teams

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© Image: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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The sixth sense of animals: an early warning system for earthquakes?

Continuously observing animals with motion sensors could improve earthquake prediction – a research project from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Be

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© Image: Anna Roik

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Stress testing “coral in a box”

Save the corals: Mobile rapid test to assess coral thermotolerance developed in an international collaboration with the University of Konstanz

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© Dolphin shelling. Image: Dr. Sonja Wild – Dolphin Innovation Project

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Shelling out for dinner – Dolphins learn foraging skills from peers

A new study by Konstanz biologist Dr Sonja Wild demonstrates for the first time that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bo

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