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New study reveals urban ants more willing to accept low-quality food - a potential warning sign for urban ecosystems A new study published in the journal Urban Ecosystems has revealed that the common black garden ant ( Lasius niger ) behaves differently depending on whether it lives in a bustling city or the quiet countryside.

New study by researchers at Freie Universität published in "Nature Communications" shows that independent environmental stressors such as heat, drought, and microplastics affect soils differently when combined Global change - a term that encompasses climate change and phenomena such as changes in land use or environmental pollution - is increasingly putting ecosystems around the world under pressure.

Quantum researchers in the twenty-first century are part of an international network that requires a great deal of interaction and communication. Around one hundred publications on the topic are produced every day, often by authors who work in close collaboration with one another. New developments and discoveries are quickly integrated into the field, usually within a matter of just a few weeks.

Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin reveal the mathematics behind mesmerizing patterns / New study links the beauty of tiling patterns to the structure and complexity of mathematical research In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is much more than a way to create a pretty pattern.

Saturn's moon Enceladus continuously ejects vast quantities of ice particles into space, originating from its subsurface ocean. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart and Freie Universität Berlin have now chemically analyzed freshly emitted particles originating directly from Enceladus' subsurface ocean.

Almost 85 percent of respondents say they have seen an increased threat to academic freedom since October 7, 2023 / Early-career researchers are particularly affected According to a new study titled "German Academia after October 7: Self-Censorship and Restrictions of Academic Freedom among MENA Scholars" by Jannis Julien Grimm, Sven Chojnacki, Nina Moya Schreieder, Iman El Ghoubashy, and Thaddäa Sixta, which was published in German by the Cente

"Nature" study involving researchers from Freie Universität Berlin reveals surprising climate mechanisms with the help of high-resolution models An interdisciplinary research team led by scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology has shown how deep lakes formed over 9,500 years ago in the craters of the Tibesti Mountains and existed there for over 5,000 years.

Study including researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and recently published in "Nature Scientific Reports" shows that ocean warming and local stressors may be pushing Caribbean corals beyond their limits A long-term study investigating the growth of corals in the Caribbean over the past century has shown that even stress-tolerant species of corals are finding it difficult to adapt to increasing ocean temperatures and other human-induced factors such as coastal pollution and overfishing.

A new study led by Freie Universität Berlin physicist and recently published in Nature Chemistry opens up, among other things, possibilities for applications to drug discovery in medicine An international team led by Einstein Professor Cecilia Clementi in the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin introduces a breakthrough in protein simulation.

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Potsdam have published the results of a study indicating that the slope of the seafloor plays a crucial role in how submarine canyons are formed Submarine canyons are large, kilometer-deep gorges on the seafloor along continental margins that transport sediments, nutrients, and carbon from offshore regions into the deep sea.

An international research team made up of scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in conjunction with Université de Lorraine in Metz, France, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the chemistry of fluorinated compounds. With the aid of quantum chemical simulations they were able to prove for the first time that heavy fluorine atoms can also "tunnel," or in other words, transform between two states.

"Nature" Study: Phosphorene Nanoribbons Combine Magnetic and Semiconductor Properties at Room Temperature A recent study published in the scientific journal Nature has examined the remarkable properties of phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs). These atom-thin ribbons made of phosphorus exhibit both magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature, making them promising candidates for future electronic applications and paving the way for a new generation of energy-efficient technologies.

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and Freie Universität combined a mixture of mucilaginous and sticky proteins to produce an adhesive for biomedical applications / Results published in journal PNAS An international team of engineers from MIT and the Collaborative Research Center "Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces," located at Freie Universität Berlin, has developed a new type of glue that combines the waterproof stickiness of the mussels' plaques with the germ-proof properties of another natural material: mucus.

New study published in "Science" shows that a single gene determines the mating behavior of male ruffs In the animal kingdom, testosterone is a necessary hormone for reproduction, and high levels of it are often associated with male dominance and aggression. However, in ruffs - a shore bird that breeds across Europe and Asia - a single gene turns aggressive males into peaceful ones.

Study reveals: Chemical research reports often contain inaccurate measurement data AI-powered data analysis tools have the potential to significantly improve the quality of scientific publications. A new study by Professor Mathias Christmann, a chemistry professor at Freie Universität Berlin, has uncovered shortcomings in chemical publications.

Google Quantum AI and quantum physicists at Freie Universität Berlin publish groundbreaking results on Hamiltonian operators A research team from Freie Universität Berlin and Google Quantum AI has developed an innovative method for the precise determination of Hamiltonian operators. These are essential for understanding and simulating physical systems and play a key role in quantum technology.

Research team at Freie Universität Berlin discovers unexpected differences in aging bacterial cells Surprising findings on bacterial aging have emerged from a study carried out by a team of researchers led by the biologist Dr. Ulrich Steiner at Freie Universität Berlin. In a new paper published in Science Advances the team demonstrated that even genetically identical bacterial cells living in the same environment react differently to the aging process and that changes occur at different rates within different regions of the cell.

Study by researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and the University of California, Santa Barbara published in "Nature" delivers new insights into how fruit flies process visual information and use it to navigate the world around them An international team comprised of researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and the University of California, Santa Barbara have carried out the first-ever systematic analysis of all synaptic connections in the brain of an adult animal.

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin examine the effects of multiple, co-acting global change factors on soil biota and functions in new "Nature Communications" study A research team from Freie Universität Berlin has discovered that soil properties are severely impacted when subjected to a large number of different environmental stressors.

New study shows that women overcontribute to scientific publications in the field of ecology Women working in the field of ecology contribute overproportionately to research output, as shown by a recent study that reveals facets of gender bias in the context of scientific publications that have received little attention until now.