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Hybrid zones are areas where related species come into contact and interbreed. Hybridisation is often associated with natural or anthropogenic disturbances of the environment, as such conditions promote secondary contact between originally isolated species. For biologists, these zones provide an exceptional opportunity to observe processes directly linked to the origin of new species, including interspecific…
The largest science popularisation event in Slovakia – Science Night 2025 – offered a day filled with discovery, curiosity, and inspiring encounters. Among dozens of stands, the CBRB SAV team drew attention with their project, Who does not belong here and who lives here: Invasive species and DNA analysis of biodiversity. Visitors learned how modern…
On 8 September 2025, a ceremony was held in the lecture hall of the Institute of Virology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAV) to present congratulatory letters to sixteen prominent members of the Slovak Academy of Sciences who are celebrating significant birthdays this year. The awards were presented by Martin Venhart, President of…
Olha Lakhneko, a Young Principal Investigator of the Plant Stress Group at the Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, recently participated in the 2nd Annual Meeting of the RECROP COST Action CA22157, “Climate-Proof Crop Reproduction: From Lab to Farm”, held from 13 to 15 May 2025 in Thessaloniki, Greece. During the conference, Olha: The RECROP…
From 28 April to 2 May 2025, scientists from all over Europe met for the annual conference of the European Vegetation Survey (EVS), which this time took place in Perugia in the heart of Italy. Around 150 experts were in attendance. The event brought together researchers from different parts of Europe to discuss the latest…
On 15 and 23 April 2025, in cooperation with the Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, we organised field trips for the first-year students of the Secondary Vocational School of Viticulture and Pomology in Modra. The main aim of the excursion was to present our many years of research into phytopathogenic fungi that…
From April 7 to 11, 2025, the 5th Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week (5MPCW) took place in Limassol, Cyprus. This international event was organized by Frederick University (Cyprus), the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment of Cyprus, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), and the IUCN. The symposium welcomed almost 180 participants from 27 countries…
PhD students Mgr. Agnieszka Adamska, Mgr. Eliška Krtilová and postdoc Dr. Adam Kantor fromthe Institute of Botany PSBC SAS attended the Conference of Young Botanists (CYBO) inGenoa (5.-7. 2. 2025).The conference for students and postdoctoral researchers, co-organised by several Italianorganisations, was now organised for the third time. In two lecture halls in the heart of…
It is a well-known fact that biodiversity on Earth is not sufficiently explored and described. Despite the long tradition of botanical research in Europe, this fact surprisingly applies also to the European flora. One of the significant centers of species and genetic diversity in Europe is the Balkan Peninsula, which is caused by its high…
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836) originates from Southeast Asia. It was first recorded in Europe in France in 2004. It is possible they were introduced with goods even earlier. From there, they began to spread rapidly. They have now been recorded in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland,…