A research team from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center in Frankfurt, the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and Friedrich Schiller University Jena has investigated the impact of climate change on mammalian diversity in Central Asia during the Paleogene. Their study, now published in the scientific journal “Nature Communications,” shows that […]
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A research team from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen and Leiden University in the Netherlands has examined a tooth from the Schöningen archaeological site in Lower Saxony. In their study, now published in the journal “Quaternary Environments and Humans,” the researchers show that the specimen is a […]
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Archaeological legacy collections housed at the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory at Saint Joseph University in Beirut reveal the wide diversity of environmental conditions in the eastern Mediterranean region during the Pleistocene. An international research team led by Dr. Gabriele Russo of the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen has […]
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A Chinese-German research team, including Senckenberg researcher Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch, has investigated when and under what conditions the extraordinary biodiversity in eastern Tibet developed. The study, published in the journal “Nature Communications Earth & Environment,” shows that as early as about 39 million years ago, species-rich mammalian communities lived at elevations of approximately 3,400 […]
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A landmark assessment of recovery The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released the first Green Status Assessment for the eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei), offering the most comprehensive evaluation to date of the species’ recovery, ecological functionality, and long-term prospects. The assessment led by Senckenberg researcher Dr. Jessi Junker was conducted at both […]
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As delegates from around the world gather in Kingston, Jamaica, for high-stakes International Seabed Authority (ISA) negotiations to debate the future of deep-sea mining, a stark scientific warning has emerged from the ocean’s depths. An update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals that 62% of endemic hydrothermal vent molluscs worldwide are now […]
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A new study, published today in the journal “Nature Communications,” suggests that two of the best-known trends in human evolution – brain growth and the reduction in the size of the face and jaw – may be far less attributable to directed natural selection than scientists have long assumed. Instead, the findings by researchers at […]
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Genetic diversity is crucial for the survival of species. It strengthens the adaptability, resilience, and long-term stability of populations. An international research team led by Senckenberg researcher Prof. Dr. Deborah Leigh and comprising other members of the Conservation Genetics Section of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has developed a new approach to […]
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An international research team has studied the genetic diversity of bottom-dwelling amphipods in the newly established “North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea Basin” marine protected area. A single sample collected from a depth of nearly 3,700 meters revealed 47 genetically distinct species. Extrapolations suggest there are over 120 species in this area, many of which […]
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Large parts of the oceans – particularly the deep sea as well as tropical and polar regions – have only been poorly explored to date. In a study published today in the journal “Nature Communications,” Senckenberg researcher PD Dr Hanieh Saeedi analyzed approximately 48 million occurrence data records covering more than 184,000 marine species – […]
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