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Research group led by Göttingen University identifies importance of bacteria for germination of disease-causing fungus Crops have a high nutritional value, which makes them essential to people. However, this also makes them attractive to harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi. In fact, most pathogens can only attack specific plants and there has been extensive research to try to discover how fungi locate their host plants.

Archaeologists from the University of Göttingen have discovered the earliest Iron Age house in Athens in Thorikos (Greece), south of Athens. This is an important, unexpected and unique finding for early Greek history: building structures from this early period, from the 10th to the 9th century BC, have never been excavated anywhere in Attica before.

Göttingen University CRC publishes results of long-running experiment Islands of trees in oil palm plantations can significantly increase biodiversity within five years without reducing productivity. This has been shown by an experiment, which has been running for over ten years in Indonesia as part of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) "EFForTS" at the University of Göttingen.

Research team at Göttingen University analyse data from burial sites spanning nearly 4,000 years People tend to think that the idea that biological sex is linked with one-s role in society belongs in the past. But was it even the case in prehistory? Archaeologists at the University of Göttingen have investigated the representation of gender in Neolithic and Bronze Age graves (around 5500 BC to 1200 BC), in order to understand if the idea of gender in prehistoric Europe was really as -binary- as might be expected.

Research team at Göttingen University discovers surprising properties of the cytoskeleton Most biological cells have a fixed place in an organism. However, cells can become mobile and move through the body. This happens, for example, during wound healing or when tumour cells divide uncontrollably and migrate through the body.

Research team with participation of the University of Göttingen clarifies tooth wear in ruminants Ruminants show a special behavior when eating: They swallow their plant food roughly chewed, then regurgitate it several times and continue chewing. This has a decisive advantage, as a research team with participation from the University of Göttingen has shown: The regurgitated food mush contains fewer hard silicates from sand and dust than the food initially ingested.

Research team including Göttingen University explains tooth abrasion in cows Ruminants like cows have developed an unusual way of digesting their food: they ingest plants, give them a rough chewing and then swallow the half-chewed mash before regurgitating it repeatedly and continuing to chew. This has clear advantages, as a research team including the University of Göttingen has shown: the regurgitated mushy food contains much less hard grit, sand and dust than the food that they first ingested.

Researchers including Göttingen University find first evidence of significance of arthropod diversity Forests are home to 80% of the world's plant and animal diversity and are vital for global conservation. However, biodiversity in forests is under serious threat from human activity and climate change.

Biophysicist at Göttingen University receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant Professor Timo Betz, University of Göttingen, has been awarded a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for his -TissMec- project to develop a 3D screening system to cultivate tissue and automatically stimulate and quantify its mechanical properties.

International research team identify novel reproduction system in animals The Yellow Crazy Ant Anoplolepis gracilipes , is named after its erratic movements when disturbed. It is one of the worst invasive animals in the world, threatening populations of the Red Land Crab on Christmas Island, or forming supercolonies tens of kilometres across in northern Australia.

Research team including Göttingen University study effect of fallow land and complexity of landscapes on bird populations In recent decades, many of Germany's animal populations in agricultural landscapes have experienced sharp declines, both in terms of the number of species and the number of individuals.

Researchers at Göttingen University involved in research projects funded by Human Frontier Science Program University of Göttingen scientists are involved in two international research projects funded by the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) and coordinated at other universities. Biophysicist Professor Andreas Janshoff from the Faculty of Chemistry, together with researchers from the University of Warwick (who lead the project), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Columbia University will investigate the dormant state and awakening of spores of bacterial and fungal origin.

Research team at the University of Göttingen develops novel process using inexpensive cobalt . Green hydrogen is regarded as the clean energy carrier of the future: It can be produced decentrally and with the help of renewable forms of energy such as solar or wind energy without releasing climate-damaging carbon dioxide.

Research team led by Göttingen University reveals that living roots are as important as dead leaves to sustain tropical soil biodiversity A research team led by the University of Göttingen has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for belowground life, particularly in the tropics. Millions of small creatures toiling in a single hectare of soil including earthworms, springtails, mites, insects, and other arthropods are crucial for decomposition and soil health.

Research led by Göttingen University compares reduced fertilizer and mechanical weeding with conventional management Oil palm trees are the most productive oil crop and global demand is increasing. However, their productivity is due to conventional management practices including high fertilizer usage and herbicide application, resulting in severe environmental damage.

International research team creates largest genome analysis of ice-age ancestors to date Who resettled Central Europe after the last ice age when the ice sheets were at their greatest? This has been a topic of debate for over 100 years. Now an international research team led by the University of Tübingen and including the University of Göttingen, has conclusively proved the genetic history of European ancestors using the largest genome data set of European hunter-gatherers ever compiled.

International research team shows benefits of adapting barley varieties to climate change Extreme weather events such as heavy rains and flooding triggered by the intensification of the water cycle due to climate change, are increasingly threatening food security. Large collaborative research projects around the world are working to better adapt plant genetics to the climate conditions of current and future barley-growing regions.

International research team studies brain waves of free-swimming octopuses for the first time Eight arms and a stealth skin - octopuses seem excitingly alien to us, their cognitive abilities fascinate us because they are comparable to those of vertebrates. Yet our evolutionary lines diverged about 550 million years ago.

International research team records brain activity of octopuses swimming freely for first time With eight arms, large eyes, and shape-shifting skin, octopus- bodies appear almost otherworldly. Their cognitive abilities fascinate us because they are comparable to those of vertebrates, yet our evolutionary lines diverged about 550 million years ago.

Research led by Göttingen University and EMBL develops new tool for sharing big image data High-resolution microscopy techniques, for example electron microscopy or super-resolution microscopy, produce huge amounts of data. The visualization, analysis and dissemination of such large imaging data sets poses significant challenges.