Press releases on animals in research and teaching
Animal teamwork: birds, bees and bats working together means more macadamia nuts [06.11.2024]
The interaction of bees, bats and birds has a decisive influence on the quantity and quality of macadamia nuts. This is the conclusion reached by an international research team led by the universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim. The effectiveness of animal ecosystem services - pollination and biological pest control- also depends on the altitude of the area and whether it...more
Wind energy:
Misinformation about wind farms is widespread [21.10.2024]
Wind turbines are harmful to health and economically inefficient - such misinformation undermines the social acceptance of wind turbines. However, they are widespread and meet with great approval: over a quarter of respondents in representative studies involving the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart agree with a variety of misinformation. This mainly depends on the...more
Hybrid Intelligence:
Pioneering Approach Can Reconcile Biodiversity & Agriculture [11.04.2024]
Preserving biodiversity without reducing agricultural productivity: So far, these two goals could not be reconciled because the socio-ecological system of agriculture is highly complex, and the interactions between humans and the environment are difficult to capture using conventional methods. Thanks to new technology, a research team at the University of Hohenheim in...more
"Drop industrial agriculture":
Major study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive
[05.04.2024]
Mixing livestock and crops, integrating flower strips and trees, water and soil conservation and much more: Massive new global study led by the University of Copenhagen and University of Hohenheim, has examined the effects of diversified agriculture. The conclusion is abundantly clear – positive effects increase with every measure, while negative effects are hard to find....more
Evolution of early land vertebrates:
DFG sets up a new research group [14.05.2024]
A key developmental step in the evolution of land vertebrates was the transition from water to land. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is setting up a new research group at the University of Hohenheim and the Natural History Museum Stuttgart (SMNS) to describe the histories of the animals and reconstruct the driving factors. The spokesperson of the new DFG research group...more
Excellence Strategy:
Cluster of Excellence Gets Green Light for Full Application [08.02.2024]
A joint application by the Universities of Heidelberg, Tübingen, and Hohenheim in Stuttgart has the potential to become a Cluster of Excellence as part of the Excellence Strategy. The panel of experts announced this result today after its selection meeting yesterday. A total of 143 draft proposals from university alliances and individual universities were submitted for...more
Climage change:
Tree rings record unprecedented air dryness [27.12.2023]
The atmosphere across Europe has become markedly drier in recent decades compared to pre-industrial times due to greenhouse gas emissions. This is reported by an international tree-ring study led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. A drier atmosphere may exacerbate droughts and wildfire risk with consequences for forests and agriculture....more
Climate Research:
New DFG research group at the University of Hohenheim [14.12.2023]
Whether one looks at long-term climate forecasts or the prediction of storms, drought, and heavy rainfall – the interaction between land and atmosphere plays a major role. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is setting up the “Land-Atmosphere Feedback Initiative (LAFI)” research group on this topic at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The DFG research group’s...more
Corporate due diligence regulations should neither be a paper tiger nor a bureaucratic nightmare [08.12.2023]
Corporate due diligence regulations can be a success for human rights, labour standards, as well as for environmental and climate goals – if they are designed with clear objectives in mind. To ensure that the new regulations do not become bureaucratic nightmares or paper tigers, the Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food, and Consumer Protection (WBAE) has...more
Microalgae:
Environmentally friendly and healthy alternative to fish [09.10.2023]
Rows of plates with tasty tortelloni, with unidentified fillings: The volunteers participating in a tasting study at the University of Hohenheim tested a new food: microalgae. The taste is reminiscent of fish and the recipe is still being fine-tuned. From a nutritional point of view, the single-cell organisms are veritable all-rounders. Just like marine fish, they are a...more
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