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Spiders can smell: they use pore-covered sensilla that are similar to hairs to detect volatile substances. This is the key finding of a study that has been published in the January 2025 issue of the scientific journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” (DOI…

A research team from the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) has investigated the distribution and characteristics of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the Baltic Sea. The findings prove that resistant pathogens occur not only in samples taken from clinical settings but also from the…

The Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio "WETSCAPES2.0: Novel Ecosystems in Rewetted Fens" aims to investigate the complex ecological, biogeochemical and hydrological processes of fens in order to find out how they work. The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is…

An enzyme class that was previously only marginally investigated in bacteria has been systemically, structurally and functionally characterised. This has enabled the identification of thousands of bacterial enzymes, resulting in valuable information on the evolutionary development of these enzymes.…

By receiving the German Environmental Award from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) on 27 October 2024, Dr. Franziska Tanneberger becomes the third peatland researcher from the University of Greifswald to have been presented with this prestigious award in the last ten years. This…

The mechanical properties of red blood cells (erythrocytes) at various temperatures could play an important role in mammals’ ability to hibernate. This is the outcome of a study that compared the thermomechanical properties of erythrocytes in two species of bats and humans. The study was published…

The Greifswald Research Awards 2024 were presented at a ceremony in the Aula of the University of Greifswald on 24 September 2024. Two outstanding academic scholars were honoured for their pioneering contributions to the field of applied research. The awards for applied cutting-edge research go to…

Dr Franziska Tanneberger from the University of Greifswald is to receive the German Environmental Award from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) 2024. The award honours one of the world’s most influential researchers in the field of peatlands and her role for the climate and…

A new fossil fragment has been recovered from the Jurassic clay pit near Grimmen, approx. 25 kilometres west of Greifswald, and scientifically documented. This could be the first evidence of pterosaurs in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The fragment is also the first of its kind to be found. The findings…

An international research team successfully drilled several boreholes in Lake Namco in Tibet in June and July 2024. The lake lies at an altitude of over 4700 metres. Almost 1400 metres were drilled under the supervision of physical geographer Prof. Dr. Torsten Haberzettl from the University of…