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Invasive species impacts transcend ecosystem boundaries Invasive species have profound impacts on biodiversity. A study led by UZH researchers reveals the impacts of invasive species commonly transcend major ecosystem boundaries, such as the aquatic-terrestrial interface, influencing biodiversity across larger spatial extents than previously recognized. Mehr Sci. Publication, 2024-04-04, Tianna Peller and Florian Altermatt
Birds use valleys and passes to cross the Alps A team from GIUZ and the Swiss Ornithological Institute studied how migratory birds cross the Swiss Alps for the first time using year-round radar measurements: migration intensities, flight altitudes, speeds and directions were monitored. It turned out that migratory birds use the Alpine valleys and adjacent passes as passages. Mehr Sci. Publication, 2024-03-21, Simon Hirschhofer
Eons in a Blink: Processes in proteins unchanged for a billion years For around four billion years, life on Earth has been developing in a fascinating evolutionary process. But how do proteins, the molecular machines in cells, change over this incredibly long period of time? In a groundbreaking study, researchers at the University of Zurich have unraveled the influence of a billion years of evolution on the pace of these molecular machines. Mehr Sci. Publication, 2024-02-27, Philipp J. Heckmeier (Postdoctoral Researcher at Hamm Group)
Can Large Language Models Help Us Combat Online Misinformation? As the quantity of misinformation online eclipses the capacity fact-checkers, LLMs may hold the promise of verifying content automatically. The study investigates into the performance of LLMs in fact-checking tasks. Mehr Sci. Publication, 2024-02-23, Dorian Quelle
Nature Communications by Melika Payvand (INI): Neuromorphic Mosaic Despite millions of years of evolution, the fundamental wiring principle of biological brains remains preserved... Mehr Sci. Publication, 2024-01-10, Melika Payvand
Arthropods in species-rich forests contribute to improved productivity An international team of Chinese, German and Swiss researchers has shown that forests with higher tree species richness tend to have a greater diversity of arthropods. In addition, the study shows that higher tree diversity promotes productivity, due to the suppression of herbivores by enemy arthropods. The results have recently been published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. Mehr Sci. Publication, 2023-06-27, Bernhard Schmid
Less fake news but increasing polarization on Twitter Social media is transforming political communication dynamics. Together with an international team of researchers, Alexandre Bovet want to better understand the role of these new dynamics in politics. Mehr Sci. Publication, 2023-06-27, Alexandre Bovet