On a remote island in the Indian Ocean, an international team has observed the activity of compass neurons in the wild for the first time. Their study…

Phytoplankton is the basic food source for many aquatic organisms. A new study shows that the light spectrum is more important for these microalgae…

Australian bogong moths are famous for their long-distance migrations. An international team including Oldenburg researchers has discovered that the…

In order to calibrate tiny radio transmitters, researchers from the Migration Ecology working group took to the skies. Their unique experiment was…

The German Research Foundation is funding the „DynaDeep” project by Oldenburg hydrogeologist Gudrun Massmann with around five million euros for a…

The rapid movements of electrons in solids or molecules can be analysed much more easily than before thanks to a development by researchers in…

The first international symposium of the Collaborative Research Centre "Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates" attracted many international…

Henrik Mouritsen was on the US podcast Radiolab, chatting with host Annie McEwen about the idea that birds use a quantum compass to navigate and how…

Desert ants rely on a special component of the Earth's magnetic field to navigate. Their magnetic sense may be based on magnetic particles, according…

Many animals can perceive the Earth’s magnetic field, but corresponding sensory cells haven’t been located yet. Using sophisticated experiments and…

Migratory species are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, habitat loss and environmental pollution. Several research groups are…

In this interview, biologists Henrik Mouritsen and Miriam Liedvogel explain the importance of animal navigation and orientation for nature…

The university recently acquired a particularly powerful electron microscope, which is also available to external users. It is capable of imaging…

The magnetic sense of migratory birds is probably based on a special protein – this theory is supported by a new genetic study. A research team from…

Biologist Pauline Fleischmann researches desert ants and astonishing navigational abilities – both in the laboratory and in their natural environment.…

Pipistrelle bats have a magnetic compass and calibrate it at sunset, according to a new study published in the journal Biology Letters. The research…

Researchers from Oldenburg and Bremen investigated the effect of environmental factors on genetically different varieties of kale.

Many songbirds use the earth's magnetic field as a guide during their migrations, but radiowaves interfere with this ability. A new study has found an…

The metabolism of a key environmental microbe has been elucidated in detail by a team led by microbiologist Ralf Rabus. This holistic understanding…

The Collaborative Research Center "Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates” is going into its second phase: The German Research Foundation has…