Light-pollution is a global phenomenon with well-documented negative effects on the environment. In an experiment, we found a significantly reduced flight-to-light behavior of moths from light-polluted areas versus dark sky populations, suggesting an adaptive response of moth populations to this global environmental change (Altermatt & Ebert 2016 Biology Letters). This work received ample media coverage, among others in the Berliner Morgenpost, Rheinpfalz am Sonntag, Zentralschweiz am Sonntag.
Die Schweizer Landwirtschaft produziert zu viel Ammoniak, welches Umwelt und Gesundheit des Menschen schädigt. Das Thema zum Faktenblatt des SCNAT/Forum Biodiversität wurde […]
Should researchers still be attending international conferences in person? Rosetta Blackman gives her point of view in the Swiss research Magazine “Horizon”.
Der Bachflohkrebs ist das Tier des Jahres 2021. Interview von Florian Altermatt über seine Bedeutung für die Gewässer. [ganzes Heft]
Monitoring aquatic biodiversity is challenging for many reasons. We develop novel tools using environmental DNA (eDNA) which may revolutionize the way biodiversity […]
