A honeybee pollinating a rape plant. They and their wild relatives are threatened by the use of pesticides. (Photo: Bayer AG)
Neonicotinoids are suspected to...
Legally caught or not? (Image: Giang Nguyen / istock)
Illegal fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems. Because the unauthorized and unregulated...
A mountain newt in daylight (top) and fluorescent in blue light (bottom). (Image: Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038 / s41598-020-59528-9, license: CC-by-sa 4.0 )
Some...
Why do gray whales and other marine mammals keep stranding? (Image: rainngirl / istock)
Injuries, illnesses, loud noises: there are many reasons why whales are...
Shopping carbon footprint. (Photo: fotogesteober / iStock)
Online shopping is convenient and trendy. But what about the greenhouse gas balance of shopping over the Internet...
Blue tit and great tit often have the opportunity to observe each other in their habitat. (Image: CathyDoi / iStock)
This food tastes disgusting! This...
There are also representatives of the clever squid in the North Sea. (Image: Pauline Billard)
Amazing: humans and squid adapt their eating habits to future...
Like many species of the bromeliad family, Guzmania sanguinea is threatened with extinction. (Image: Daniel Caceres)
We mainly know them as food and ornamental plants....
Bumblebees are important pollinators. (Image: Jeremy Kerr)
Bumblebees are not just welcome visitors to our gardens. As efficient pollinators, they also play an important role...
A predatory worm has already spread widely in France. (Image: Pierre Gros)
"Aliens" with an appetite for earthworms and the like: Flatworms that have been...
Cassiopea jellyfish secrete poisonous mucus. (Image: National Aquarium)
Just don't touch: that's the motto when you encounter a poisonous jellyfish in the water. But this...
Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum malachurum) (Image: Andreas Haselböck)
With honeybees, the queen uses a special fragrance to ensure that her workers remain sterile and serve her....
Their trustfulness could be dangerous to the endangered mountain gorillas. (Image: Nancy J. Stevens)
A lot of people are currently suffering from colds or the...