December 2021
Press release University of Queensland on Grigg et al. (2021). Biol Rev 97: 766-801: Warm-bodied ties between mammals and birds more ancient than previously recognised
October- December 2019
News articles on our publication on telomere dynamics in dormice hibernating at warmer winter temperatures (Nowack et al. (2019) Biol. Lett.1520190466)- in German.
- V. Schmidt (2019) „Tiefer Winterschlaf schadet den Zellen kleiner Nagetiere“ Die Presse 6.12.19
- H. Derka (2019) „Winterschlaf der Tiere: Cool bleiben hat seinen Preis“ Kurier Österreich 4.11.19
- “Winterschlaf hat seinen Preis” Podcast Ö1 Wissen Aktuell 16.10.19 and as article on Science.orf.at 15.10.19
June 2019
Press release on our publication about a new mechanism of heat production discovered in wild boar (Nowack et al. Sci Rep 9: 6378): N. Götschl “Important evolutionary step discovered: body heat without shivering” IDW 17.06.19
August 2016
News articles on pygmy possums that are able to smell smoke while in torpor (Nowack et al. (2016) Sci Nat 103(9-10):73):
- N.Herzberg (2016) “Hiberner d’une narine” Le Monde 31.08.15. (French article)
- S. Vignieri (2016) “Wake up!” Science 353 (6305): 1246 DOI: 10.1126/science.353.6305.1246-a
- “Pygmy possums & fire” Science Update 31.08.16. Podcast
- “Hibernating pygmy-possums can sense danger even while dormant” Several press release articles, 22.08.16
April/May 2016
Our publication on echidnas using torpor during fires (Nowack et al. (2016) Proc R Soc B 283: 20160382) got quite a bit of media presence. So here are just a few examples:
- R. Gray (2016) “When confronted with a raging wildfire, echidnas go to sleep” BBC Earth 14.05.16
- J. Janaki Lenin (2016) “How do echidnas survive wildfires?” The Wire 25.04.16
- R. Meaden (2016) “Cool echidnas survive the fire” Proceedings Publishing Blog 13.04.16
- T. Watson (2016) “Cool critters: Australia´s echidnas shed light on fireproofing” USA Today 13.04.16
June 2015
Media outlets on our article on sugar gliders snoozing through the storm (Nowack et al. (2015) Sci Rep 5, doi:10.1038/srep11243):
- S. Vignieri (2015) “How to weather a storm”. Science magazine 349 (6244): 151-152. DOI: 10.1126/science.349.6244.151-e
- “Just sleep it off” The Armidale Express. 24.06.2015.
- L. Levesque (2015) “Going torpid to pass through hard times”. J Exp Biol 218: 3348-3350.
March 2015
Media outlets on our article about the use of torpor during the colonisation of new habitats (Nowack & Dausmann (2015) Mammal Rev 45: 117–127)
- P. Charter (2015) “Snoozing and cruising to new habitats – a new theory on how mammals colonised islands”. Science Nutshell.
- “Energiesparend: So wurde Madagaskar besiedelt” Hamburger Abendblatt. 25.03.2015
- Press release University of Hamburg: Biologinnen untersuchen Rolle von Heterothermie bei der Besiedlung von Lebensräumen
September 2013
- Stead (2013) “Arousal from torpor: a bushbaby’s methods”. J Exp Biol 216, iii. Editorial article on the results of Nowack et al. (2013) J Exp Biol 216: 3811-3817.
August 2009
- TV contribution on my work with bushbabies on SABC News in South Africa, broadcasted in 11 different languages on the 2nd of August 2009