“My profession has always been my hobby”
11. November 2025
Even at nearly 79 years old, retired biologist Rüdiger Wittig is still actively conducting research. He has a particular fascination
Even at nearly 79 years old, retired biologist Rüdiger Wittig is still actively conducting research. He has a particular fascination
Polytechnische Gesellschaft and Goethe University sign cooperation agreement for the newly built Honeybee Reseach Center in Oberursel Polytechnische Gesellschaft and
When millions of tiny organisms decompose dead plant material, they keep the global carbon cycle going. Together with colleagues from
The American Philosophical Society will award Gilles Laurent the 2025 Karl Spencer Lashley Award. Laurent is Director at the Max
How Frankfurt Biologist Diana Abondano Almeida Discovered Unknown Communication Pathways in Neotropical Frogs. Most people have probably seen them: wriggling
Every year on 8th June, the United Nations celebrate World Ocean Day to draw attention to the importance of the
Goethe University Study Confirms: Extreme Weather Events Exacerbate the Threat to Global Amphibian Diversity Amphibians – the most threatened vertebrate
Both Top-Level Research Proposals from Goethe University Frankfurt Successful in Excellence Competition – RMU to Apply as University Excellence Consortium
Why do soap bubbles form perfect spheres? And how do lipids know where they belong within the cell? Two new
As part of the joint project ZOWIAC (Zoonotic and Wildlife Ecological Impacts of Invasive Carnivores), a research team from Frankfurt
How do biology teachers inspire students about their subject? The first “Workshop on Biological Sciences” brought together eight students from
On the afternoon of April 25, 2025, twenty doctoral candidates and postdocs from the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU) gathered at Frankfurt’s
On 24 April 2025, the Bruno H. Schubert Foundation presents the international Frankfurt Conservation Award 2025 (Bruno H. Schubert Prize).
Scientists at Goethe University discover how the oldest enzyme of cellular respiration works – potential applications in removing CO2 from
Students at universities in Germany have a consistently positive attitude towards the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, but, depending on
We smell faster than expected: Biologist at the University of Bonn discovers the temporal dimension of olfaction Biologist Prof. Dr.
Gilles Laurent, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and Professor at the Department of Biosciences at Goethe
Yucatán’s karst caves are home to the marine crustacean Xibalbanus tulumensis, a rare and little-known creature living in a very
Contrary to previous opinions, blue whales from the North Pacific and North Atlantic may form separate subspecies. A research team
Recently published, the “Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali” is the late result of a collaboration between Goethe University Frankfurt
The John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC) has been providing computation time on supercomputers for science and industry for
Global study’s ranking includes the one percent of scientists cited most frequently in scientific journals Six of the 6,600 most
Analysis of nitrogen isotope reveals the earliest known evidence of photosymbiosis in corals A research team led by researchers from
“The founding of FIAS 20 years ago was a rather strange story,” recalls Wolf Singer, neurobiologist and co-initiator of the
Students obtain information on practical experimentation and degree courses at other universities. At the initiative of the ecotoxicology unit of
Zootoxins affect a wide range of physiological processes and are therefore of great interest for drug research. An international study
Artificial intelligence aids the discovery of new active substances in bacteria Chemical biologist Eric Helfrich, Professor of Natural Substance Genomics
Worldwide survey by Goethe University Frankfurt reveals possible explanations for the knowledge gaps of future environmental experts As far as
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