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Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies

News 2025

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  • The Secret Language of Meerkats

         The latest issue of National Geographic (Germany) covers the research of Prof. Marta Manser on meerkat communication.

  • New IASC Leadership: Gabriela Schaepman-Strub Elected as Vice-President

         Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub has been elected Vice President of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) for the 2025–2029 term. With 25 member countries, the IASC plays a key role in coordinating Arctic research worldwide — and Switzerland is right at the heart of it.

  • Prokaryote to Eukaryote

    The emergence of eukaryotes as an evolutionary algorithmic phase transition

         A recent paper by Jordi Bascompte published in PNAS has shown how the eukaryotic cell emerged as a compromise between a conserved process of gene growth and a change in genetic regulation.

  • The devastating impact of humans on biodiversity

         Not only are the numbers of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. This is shown by a new study published in the journal “Nature”.

  • Understanding how molecules and ecosystems interact

    Erika Freeman et al. have published an important paper in TREE, one of the most prominent journals in Ecology and Evolution.     

  • Groundwater Amphipods

    Several reports on Florian Altermatt's research on groundwater amphipods were broadcast on television and radio in German.