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Monitoring the spawning of Pikeperch in Lipno Reservoir using artificial nests

Monitoring the spawning of Pikeperch in Lipno Reservoir using artificial nests7. 4. 2025

Spring is the most favorable time for reproduction for many organisms, and the pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) is no exception. Every year around this time, pikeperch pairs migrate to the shallower...

Global dark diversity study reveals hidden impact of human activities on nature

Global dark diversity study reveals hidden impact of human activities on nature2. 4. 2025

Natural vegetation often lacks many species that could be present, especially in regions heavily affected by human activities, according to a new study coordinated by researchers at the University...

Fungi are among the planet’s most important organisms — yet they’re overlooked in conservation strategies

Fungi are among the planet’s most important organisms — yet they’re overlooked in conservation strategies26. 3. 2025

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world’s described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our...

Grayling in the battle for food: The bigger one usually wins, but the more aggressive can too

Grayling in the battle for food: The bigger one usually wins, but the more aggressive can too14. 3. 2025

How do salmonid fish prepare for the harsh Alaskan winter? During the short summer period, they must catch enough food and accumulate energy reserves to survive the cold remainder of the year. The...

Alga of the year 2025: newly discovered Draparnaldia erecta will help shed light on plant evolution

Alga of the year 2025: newly discovered Draparnaldia erecta will help shed light on plant evolution14. 1. 2025

Seven years ago, Lenka Caisova discovered a very peculiar organism that looked like a moss. However, genetic sequencing revealed that this organism was not moss, but a Chlorophyte green alga. She...

Our scientific image earns recognition in prestigious competition

Our scientific image earns recognition in prestigious competition13. 1. 2025

An image by Hana Sehadová, a scientist from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has received an Honorable Mention in the Evident Image of the Year 2024 competition recognizing the...

Predict your future catches! We have developed software for simulation population dynamics of fish.

Predict your future catches! We have developed software for simulation population dynamics of fish.16. 12. 2024

Scientists from the Institute of Hydrobiology at the Biology Centre CAS have developed a new simulation software, FiDySim (Fish Dynamics Simulation). With this tool, users can model the dynamics of...

Elisabeth Hehenberger receives prestigious grant for research on the evolution of photosynthesis

Elisabeth Hehenberger receives prestigious grant for research on the evolution of photosynthesis3. 12. 2024

More than 1.5 billion years ago, a major evolutionary breakthrough occurred: a cell engulfed a bacterium, which subsequently transformed into a cellular organelle that allows light to be used for...

Czech scientists have discovered a new giant virus in Římov reservoir. It infects freshwater algae and has been named Budvirus

Czech scientists have discovered a new giant virus in Římov reservoir. It infects freshwater algae and has been named Budvirus20. 11. 2024

Scientists from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences found forty new freshwater viruses infecting aquatic microorganisms this year. The first one, which they isolated and described...

Professor Tim Flannery is visiting České Budějovice

Professor Tim Flannery is visiting České Budějovice6. 11. 2024

Professor Tim Flannery, a renowned scientist, climatologist and explorer, is coming to České Budějovice at the invitation of the Biology Centre of the CAS and the Faculty of Science of the USB. On...

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