10 March 2017 short news Sustainable tourism and starry nights Celestial phenomena like northern lights and the undisturbed view on the Milky Way may become more and more attractive for future tourism. IGB experts discussed aspects of astro-tourism at the ITB Berlin.
8 March 2017 insight Season’s start for the monitoring station on Lake Müggelsee After a two-month winter break, IGB’s monitoring station on Lake Müggelsee resumes its work.
14 March 2017 press release First it was cows - now it’s larvae! Scientists have discovered that a certain species of larvae uses methane to propel itself and it is even possible that this mechanism is accelerating the release of gases into the atmosphere and magnifying global warming.
23 February 2017 short news Some like it warm Warming climates have led to an increase in warm-dwelling species over the past 30 years. IGB shares it's long-term data to study global change effects.
9 February 2017 focus Biopesticides: more toxic than expected Researchers investigated that the biocide Dipel ES is toxic to water fleas even in very small doses, but remains non-toxic in high concentrations.
10 February 2017 press release Together we are unpredictable: why sailfish hunt more successfully as a group New study: Sailfish always hunt in groups containing roughly the same number of individuals that attack from the right as those that attack from the left. In this way, their prey is unable to predict from which side the attack will occur.
26 January 2017 press release Synthetic chemicals: ignored agents of global change Despite a steady rise in the manufacture and release of synthetic chemicals, research on the ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals is severely lacking.
11 January 2017 insight Winter break for IGB's monitoring station The station Georg Mothes is protected by ice on the landing state of IGB. During the winter break measurements are only possible to a limited extent.
24 January 2017 insight IGB publication under Top 100 The "Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes" has managed to be among the hundred most cited fish and fischeries references.
2 January 2017 insight Renovation and New Year's cleaning in the aquarium hall Modern farming systems, filters and energy efficiency: the replacements in the IGB aquarium hall are entering the final phase.
