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Portrait photo of group leader Angelika Harbauer with text “ERC Starting Grant – Angelika Harbauer”.

Spotlight on cellular power plants

November 22, 2022

Angelika Harbauer receives ERC Starting Grant for her research on mitochondria more

Illustration of two birds in yellow, grey, and black, sitting next to two thermometers showing high and low environmental temperatures, respectively.

Do hormone fluctuations increase survival probabilities?

November 09, 2022

Great tits reveal how birds cope with changes in environmental temperatures more

Three female and three male persons are standing outdoors on a lawn. The females are holding flower bouquets.

Three early-stage researchers receive Young Scientist Award

October 27, 2022
Young Scientist Award

Sandra Reinert, Renée Vieira and Sandra Fendl recognized for outstanding publications more

Close-up of a fly head, seen from the front, in rainbow colors against black background.

Fruit flies move their retinas much like humans move their eyes

October 26, 2022

Fly eyes are less rigid than we thought more

Close-up image of an eye’s iris in blue and orange. Wave diagrams superimposed onto the pupil.

How visual information travels from the retina to the midbrain

September 12, 2022

New Neuropixels technology provides evidence of mosaic-like neural connections more

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Sweet sap, savory ants

August 18, 2022

Woodpeckers taste sweet, but wrynecks—unusual woodpeckers that specialize on ants—lost the ability to taste sugars more

Illustration of a fish head with eye and brain cells. Several zebrafish in the background.

A brain network for social attraction

July 13, 2022

Specialized nerve cells in the zebrafish visual system enable recognition of conspecifics more

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