Comparative genome content analyses provide insight into the early evolution of animals. A novel method that permits the use of larger datasets in such studies yields results that are consistent with classical views of animal phylogeny. more

Professor Florian Siegert of the GeoBioCenter, founder of Remote Sensing Solutions (RSS) in Baiersbrunn, has won the Indonesia Peat Prize (worth 1 million euros), together with the other members of the International Peat Mapping Team. more

Ancient lake deep drilling allows for fresh look at theory of island biogeography; Speaker: Prof. Thomas Wilke (Justus Liebig University Gießen) more