19 December 2016 press release Seeking freshwater pandas In order to raise awareness for endangered freshwater species researchers have identified more than 60 potential ‘freshwater pandas’.
16 December 2016 press release Protect the Night The "Loss of the Night" network publishes recommendations for exterior lighting that are intended to contribute to the sustainable use of light in our cities.
28 November 2016 insight Premiere of the IGB Academy The first event of the new workshop series was devoted to combined fish and vegetable farming (aquaponics).
28 November 2016 insight IGB scientists chosen as ASLO Fellows 2016 The IGB scientists Thomas Mehner and Hans-Peter Grossart are honored by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO).
23 November 2016 press release Hopping to the Frontier: Following a frog’s evolutionary movements According to new genetic data collected by an international group of scientists a common species of Asian tree frog may actually be two separate species
15 November 2016 insight Insects provide relaxation IGB PhD student Martin Tschirner investigates the influence of insect-based feed on fish.
14 October 2016 press release Chance find following heavy rainfall: blind species of fish discovered in Kurdistan No scales or eyes: researchers from IGB and ZFMK have described a strange new species of fish, Eidinemacheilus proudlovei.
1 November 2016 insight Science Year 2016*17: Seas and Oceans Madeleine Ammar is the freshly appointed coordinator of the dissemination project focusing on "Migratory Fish".
18 September 2016 short news Preliminary investigation in the project „Baggersee“ (dredging lake) Das Gemeinschaftsprojekt von IGB und Anglerverband Niedersachsen hat begonnen.
30 June 2016 focus From aquariums to lakes: How immigrant animal species manage to escape into the wild Stefan Linzmaier is researching the mechanisms and consequences of invasive species in domestic ecosystems. His thesis is titled "Mechanisms of exploitation and interference competition in a novel invader – the marbled crayfish".
