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…

Many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for orientation. But exactly how they do this remains for the most part a mystery. In the Collaborative…

Fish migrations generally take place hidden from view. Researchers from the Magnetoreception Collaborative Research Centre at the University of…

A new study published in Science Magazine has shed light on how birds navigate back to their breeding site after flying across two continents.…

New findings on magnetic sensing in birds are presented by an international team of researchers led by Oldenburg biologist Henrik Mouritsen. The…

What is stronger? The branches of trees in tropical rainforests or the roots of the plants that grow on them? To find out, biologists Helena Einzmann…