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Hunter-gatherers resettled central Europe from southwest 18,000 years ago -
Pressemitteilung, 01.03.2023
Who resettled Central Europe after the last ice age when the ice sheets were at their greatest? This has been a topic of debate for over 100 years. Now an international research team led by th…
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Modelling to protect crops of the future -
Pressemitteilung, 28.02.2023
Extreme weather events are increasingly threatening food security. Researchers around the world are working to better adapt plant genetics to the climate conditions of current and future barle…
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Measuring octopus cognition -
Pressemitteilung, 24.02.2023
With eight arms, large eyes, and shape-shifting skin, octopus’ bodies appear almost otherworldly. Their cognitive abilities are comparable to those of vertebrates, yet the evolutionary lines d…
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Carmenes: 59 new planets discovered in four years -
Pressemitteilung, 22.02.2023
The international Carmenes project has led to the discovery of 59 exoplanets in four years, a dozen of which could potentially support life. The scientists have published the data from around …
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MoBIE enables modern microscopy with massive data sets -
Pressemitteilung, 22.02.2023
High-resolution microscopy techniques, for example electron microscopy or super-resolution microscopy, produce huge amounts of data. The visualization, analysis and dissemination of such large…
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Clever orchard design for more nuts -
Pressemitteilung, 17.02.2023
To reduce biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices are needed. Researchers from the Universities of Göttingen, Hohenhe…
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Strengthening ecology and conservation in the Global South -
Pressemitteilung, 10.02.2023
The tropics hold most of the planet’s biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many groups need to get involved and be well informed. However, tropical ecology and c…
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Extensive global wetlands loss over past 300 years -
Pressemitteilung, 08.02.2023
The drainage of natural wetlands has been useful for farming, forestry and peat extraction, but has also had a major impact on greenhouse gas emissions, flood control, nutrient loss and biodiv…
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Academic field for the future: "Matter to Life” -
Pressemitteilung, 03.02.2023
Göttingen and Heidelberg Universities will in future offer a joint Master's degree in the interdisciplinary pro-gramme "Matter to Life". Göttingen University President Professor Metin Tolan an…
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Tree rows in modern agriculture reduce damage to environment -
Pressemitteilung, 02.02.2023
"Alley cropping” is the agricultural practice of planting rows – or alleys – of trees in fields of crops. According to a new study by an international, multidisciplinary research team led by t…
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Local cacao varieties promise high biodiversity and fine flavours -
Pressemitteilung, 01.02.2023
In the western Amazon region, cacao has been cultivated since prehistoric times and the area is a valuable resource for genetic diversity of cacao plants. There is growing interest in switchin…
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Senate confirms Vice-Presidents of the University of Göttingen -
Pressemitteilung, 26.01.2023
The Senate of the University of Göttingen has elected Professor Anke Holler and Professor Bernhard Brümmer as Vice-Presidents of the University for a further term of office, posts to be held a…
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Colour images from the shadow of a sample -
Pressemitteilung, 23.01.2023
A research team at Göttingen University has developed a new method to produce X-ray images in colour. In the past, the only way to determine the chemical composition of a sample and the positi…
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Central switchboard thalamus -
Pressemitteilung, 20.01.2023
How do deeper areas of the brain control the dynamics in the cerebral cortex? This question is the focus of a new research network coordinated by the Allen Institute in Seattle. A sub-project …
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Mixture of crops provide ecological benefits for agricultural landscapes -
Pressemitteilung, 17.01.2023
There are often too few flowering plants in agricultural landscapes, which is one reason for the decline of pollinating insects. Researchers at the University of Göttingen have now investigate…
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