Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Media & Outreach Overview News News Introducing: the ICARUS birds project March 14, 2025 A new initiative from ICARUS invites collaborators to track common birds in an effort to understand where, how, and why they die more Rewriting the rules of locust swarms February 27, 2025 collective behavior Classical models of collective behavior fail to explain the mechanisms driving desert locust swarms more Wild fish can recognize individual divers February 19, 2025 Fish used visual differences between divers to recognize the person who rewarded them more Eye of the school February 10, 2025 New method tracks eye movements of free-swimming fish more ICARUS flies with new wings January 13, 2025 With ICARUS 2.0, the space-based animal tracking system launches plans for a dedicated fleet of five CubeSats in low Earth orbit more Bats surf storm fronts during continental migration January 02, 2025 migration Scientists use ultra-light sensors connected “like cell phones” across Europe to study how bats migrate over the continent more Research highlights 2024 December 20, 2024 The year 2024 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share more Show more
