Plant diversity helps store carbon in soil – but not everywhere equally4. 7. 2025 Soil can play a vital role in the fight against climate change – it is capable of storing vast amounts of carbon. However, soil processes differ across ecosystems such as forests, grasslands or...
When invasive species become part of our culture27. 6. 2025 Biological invasions are widely acknowledged as a serious threat to biodiversity, global economies, and a good quality of life. Yet, they are not universally perceived as a nuisance and are...
František Moravec awarded the G. J. Mendel Medal10. 6. 2025 The Czech Academy of Sciences awarded the Gregor Johann Mendel Medal for Merit in Biological Sciences to František Moravec, the emeritus scientist at the Biology Centre.
Julius Lukeš and Jiří Macas Ranked as Top Molecular Biologists in the Czech Republic29. 5. 2025 The international portal Research.com has published its latest rankings of the most cited scientists for 2025. More than 20 researchers from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences...
Adenosine is a sensor of a balance between cell activity and nutrient supply19. 5. 2025 How does a cell measure its current activity in order to ask its neighborhood for an adequate supply of nutrients? Pavla Nedbalova and Tomas Dolezal's team from the Faculty of Science, University...
Young Czech Scientist Makes First-Ever Documentation of the Largest Rodent of Australia and Oceania – The Mysterious Giant Woolly Rat Measures 85 cm and Weighs Nearly 2 kg15. 5. 2025 A six-month expedition to the tropical island of New Guinea has led to a remarkable discovery by a young Czech doctoral candidate from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the...
Arctic plants react to climate change in unexpected ways12. 5. 2025 A vast international study recently published in Nature reveals surprising and complex changes in Arctic plant biodiversity driven by climate change. Researchers tracked more than 2,000 tundra...
Beyond pandas: how broadening the flagship concept can help conservation capture more hearts — and save more nature6. 5. 2025 When one thinks about conservation symbols, things that typically come to mind are particular emblematic species—pandas, tigers, elephants, polar bears, dolphins, and the likes. Such iconic...
Julius Lukeš Welcomed as a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences6. 5. 2025 At the end of April, parasitologist Julius Lukeš from the Institute of Parasitology at the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences was formally welcomed as a new member of the United States...
Global science faces persistent geographic disparities2. 5. 2025 There is an increasing awareness and understanding in global science about a troubling and persistent research imbalance, where studies overwhelmingly originate from economically developed...
