1 June 2018 focus IGB scientist Thomas Mehner set to become new president of the International Society of Limnology Thomas Mehner, limnologist and fish ecologist at IGB, is sharing his ideas for a redefinition of the international specialist society SIL, which is devoted to limnology and the management of freshwaters.
31 May 2018 short news New Leopoldina discussion paper on pesticides Pesticides can cause big problems in ecosystems. That is the result of a new discussion paper of German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, in which effects of pesticides and options for action are explained based on recent scientific results.
28 May 2018 insight Soapbox Science On Friday June 1st 2018 between 2 and 5 pm, female scientists from different corners of the world will step onto their soapboxes to tell you about the fascinating work they do.
23 May 2018 press release Genetic diversity helps protect against disease Diversity is the key: IGB researchers have demonstrated experimentally that genetic diversity makes populations more resistant to disease.
16 May 2018 short news A network for invasion biology The book and the website hi-knowledge.org present a new approach to synthesise heterogeneous data and information – here applied to major hypotheses in the field of invasion biology.
15 May 2018 short news Factors of success in river restoration What are the crucial aspects for river restoration? At the end of April, IGB scientists and representatives of the Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) met on an excursion on the river Havel.
4 May 2018 focus “The things we enjoy doing produce better results” Dörthe Tetzlaff has been head of IGB’s department of Ecohydrology since August 2017. Time, to make up a first balance. And to talk about research & family, and her future plans.
12 June 2019 short news Apply now for the International Master Program in Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture! Graduates get the skills to work in pioneering jobs at the interface of the aquatic sciences, sustainable ecosystem management and food production.
26 April 2018 press release When lakes start to sweat Rising temperatures are a threat to the balance of lakes. In a new IGB Dossier, researchers provide a summary of the changes that lakes are already undergoing and of the scenarios that are likely to occur.
20 April 2018 short news New fish species in the universe: Romanogobio skywalkeri The discovery of this new fish species underlines the importance and value of alpine rivers as a habitat.
