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Researchers target the skin of humpback whales and Magellanic penguins.

Stowaways – What can microorganisms on the skin of whales or penguins reveal about environmental changes?

Humpback whales are among the most impressive animals on earth, with an average length of 13 meters and weighing up to 30 tons. Evolutionary biologist …
Bat with radio transmitter

Networking for food: Bats communicate and work together for more efficient foraging

Social hunting strategies are already well documented in many animal species when prey is distributed in an unpredictable way across the landscape. In …
DNA-Sequenzierung des Grauwolfs

Dog ancestry can be traced to two separate wolf populations

An international group of geneticists and archaeologists with participation of the University of Potsdam have found that the ancestry of dogs can be …
On the site of the future forest garden in Britz.

A Fertile Place – Three forest gardens are being created in Berlin-Britz and Kassel

The future of humankind lies in the city. Today, 57% of the world’s population is already living in cities. By 2030, it is estimated that this number …

Rolling Wildflower Blocks instead flower strips: benefits for biodiversity and persistent species conservation

Rolling Wildflower Blocks - instead of the already established flower strips - could be the more effective compensation measurement against insect …
Prof. Günther and his wife (with mask) with Dr. Abdalla Ibrahim Ali from the State University of Zanzibar (white shirt), Mayor Ali Haji Haji (on the left in a black suit) and Mwajuma Ali Abadi (with red headscarf next to Dr. Abdalla) from the Zanzibar Municipality. The photo is from Dr. Michael Burkart

The Zanzibar Experience – Planting Trees in the “Partner Garden”

Zanzibar is one of Potsdam’s twin cities – both the Potsdam city administration and the university maintain lively contacts and frequently carry out …
Prof. Dr. Katja Hanack (M.) und Anja Hönow (l.) im Interview

Cells with Special Demands – A new detection system for SARS-CoV-2 is being developed at the University of Potsdam

COVID-19 tests are an important tool in pandemic response. Antigen rapid tests provide a result in just a few minutes but are relatively inaccurate. …
Areas of forest fires in 2018, … | Photo: Dr. Thilo Heinken

The forest of tomorrow – On former burnt areas, researchers are studying how forests can become more resilient

The forest in Germany is doing badly. Since 1984, the health of trees has been published in the annual forest condition report. In 2020, only 21% of …
Graduates of our international master's degree program CLEWS will be trained to become experts in the field of climate science research in order to address the consequences of global warming in a science-based manner with regard to research, politics, and the public. | Image: Vera Öztürk

CLEWS – International master's program on climate, earth, water and sustainability launches

The University of Potsdam offers for the first time this fall an interdisciplinary master's program that will directly address the most pressing …
Left- and right-styled flowers of Wachendorfia paniculata. The blue arrows indicate the styles, the orange arrowheads the anthers. Two of the three anthers are bent to the other side than the style. | Credit: Michael Lenhard

Prof. Dr. Michael Lenhard receives Human Frontier Science Program Award

Together with an international team of scientists Prof. Dr. Michael Lenhard from the University of Potsdam was awarded a Research Grant of the …