2025 News from the MPI of Geoanthropology

A new international study shows that medieval communities around Lake Constance actively boosted biodiversity. Combining fossil pollen, archaeobotanical evidence, and historical records, researchers document a sustained rise in plant diversity peaking around 1000 CE. The findings demonstrate that human activity can enhance biodiversity while sustaining food production, offering timely lessons for modern conservation strategies in the Anthropocene. more

The findings obtained by an international team of researchers are now published in a conference proceedings volume based on a workshop at the Seminar for Arabian Studies in Berlin more

Global Collaboration for Water Sustainability Takes Center Stage at Falling Walls Summit 2025 more

Researchers have developed the first ZooMS reference library for Xenarthrans, enabling precise identification of fragmented animal remains in archaeological and palaeontological contexts. more

The German Academy of Science and Engineering advises politicians and society on future issues relating to technical science and technology policy more

New research shows a 300,000-year presence of toolmaking and butchering along an ancient river in the Turkana Basin more

A new book by Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn examines David Bohm's hitherto unpublished notes, uncovered from a series of lectures given in Israel in 1957 more