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Hearing triggered by molecular “spring” -
Pressemitteilung, 03.03.2025
Hearing begins with the stretching of elastic molecular “springs” that open ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ear. For decades, researchers have known that these gating springs mus…
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Segment Anything for Microscopy -
Pressemitteilung, 20.02.2025
An international research team led by Göttingen University has developed a method by retraining the existing AI-based software Segment Anything on over 17,000 microscopy images with over 2 mil…
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Successful strategies for collaborative species conservation -
Pressemitteilung, 17.02.2025
How can the loss of species and habitats in agricultural landscapes be stopped? Up to now, measures have mostly been implemented by individual farms. Researchers at the University of Göttingen…
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Evidence of cannibalism 18,000 years ago -
Pressemitteilung, 10.02.2025
An international research team including the University of Göttingen has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in Central Europe. Signs of human remains from th…
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Göttingen University Senate elects interim president -
Pressemitteilung, 05.02.2025
At its special meeting today, the Senate of the University of Göttingen unanimously voted in favour of Professor Axel Schölmerich being appointed as interim president at the earliest opportuni…
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Protection for small-scale producers and the environment? -
Pressemitteilung, 03.02.2025
Sustainability certificates such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Cocoa Life promise to improve the livelihoods of small-scale cocoa producers while preserving biodiversity on plantations…
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Promoting cacao production without sacrificing biodiversity -
Pressemitteilung, 30.01.2025
The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere. Frequently, new plant…
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A look into the dark -
Pressemitteilung, 29.01.2025
How can the latest technology, such as solar cells, be improved? An international research team led by the University of Göttingen is helping to find answers to questions like this with a new …
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Oceanic plate between Arabian and Eurasian continental plates is breaking away -
Pressemitteilung, 28.01.2025
A research team led by Göttingen University investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the surface of the Earth has be…
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Glimpse of the weather of a world far away -
Pressemitteilung, 21.01.2025
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has discovered extremely strong winds on the exoplanet “WASP-127b”. The winds along the equator of this planet can reach speed…
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Hornworts provide clues to plant evolution -
Pressemitteilung, 20.01.2025
Land plants are extremely diverse: over 400,000 species reaching every corner of the world. Certain plants - such as the towering trees or the crops in our fields - are the ones that capture o…
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The Moon: a chunk ejected from Earth? -
Pressemitteilung, 15.01.2025
A research team from Göttingen University and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the Moon and water on Eart…
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Tree crops crucial for sustainable development -
Pressemitteilung, 14.01.2025
Tree crops – such as apple, olives, cherry and coffee – cover more than 183 million hectares worldwide, yet remain largely overlooked in agricultural policies, despite their critical role in a…
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Exhibition "What the quantum?!" -
Pressemitteilung, 13.01.2025
“What the quantum?!” is the exhibition to celebrate the Quantum Year 2025 in the Forum Wissen, the knowledge museum of the University of Göttingen. The Forum Wissen is dedicating a large speci…
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Earthquake sensors measure world's longest seabed sediment flows -
Pressemitteilung, 08.01.2025
How do large mud and sand currents influence the deep-sea habitat? And how can they be better understood? An international research team including Göttingen University investigated further. Th…
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