News
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Fungal Resistance in Wheat: Preserving Biodiversity for Food Security
Wheat production is threatened by a major fungal disease: yellow rust.
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Seasonal dynamics of detritus across ecosystems
Leaves Fall in Autumn, Decomposition Lasts All Year – New Study in Current Biology
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The Secret Language of Meerkats
The latest issue of National Geographic (Germany) covers the research of Prof. Marta Manser on meerkat communication.
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New IASC Leadership: Gabriela Schaepman-Strub Elected as Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub has been elected Vice President of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) for the 2025–2029 term. With 25 member countries, the IASC plays a key role in coordinating Arctic research worldwide — and Switzerland is right at the heart of it.
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The emergence of eukaryotes as an evolutionary algorithmic phase transition
A recent paper by Jordi Bascompte published in PNAS has shown how the eukaryotic cell emerged as a compromise between a conserved process of gene growth and a change in genetic regulation.
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The devastating impact of humans on biodiversity
Not only are the numbers of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. This is shown by a new study published in the journal “Nature”.
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Understanding how molecules and ecosystems interact
Erika Freeman et al. have published an important paper in TREE, one of the most prominent journals in Ecology and Evolution.