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Biology

Extreme climate impacts are possible at just two degrees of warming

Dried corn plants in drought – such climate impacts could possibly occur more frequently than is recorded in common climate forecasts. © André...
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ReFuels could completely replace fossil fuels in Europe

Biogenic fuels made from various residues could power combustion engines in all types of vehicles. © Markus Breig, Amadeus Bramsiepe/KIT Millions of...
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Dancing bees react to their audience

Honey bee doing the waggle dance. © Heather Broccard Bell When honey bees return to their hive after foraging, they show their...
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Interview: How can water be used sustainably?

Fresh water is an essential resource. But it is becoming increasingly scarce. © andreii77/ iStock Climate change also affects precipitation and thus...
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Biosynthesis of quinine decoded

Seedling and bark of a cinchona tree. It contains quinine, which is sought after as a medicine. © Max Planck Institute for Chemical...
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How much microplastic is in the washing up?

Dishwashing sponges like this release microplastics into the water. © Sasiistock/ iStock Be it plates, pots or glasses – hardly anyone can...
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Ravens remember wolf hunting areas

Two ravens fly over a pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park. © Daniel Stahler When wolves take prey, it usually doesn't...
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Bonobos are no more peaceful than chimpanzees

Aggression among chimpanzees. © Jake S. Brooker / Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust Unlike chimpanzees, bonobos have a reputation for being gentle and...
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Raccoons: Success through curiosity and the joy of exploration

Raccoons are adaptable and innovative. This is also evident when solving a puzzle box. © Hannah Griebling The raccoons introduced to Europe...
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Mice happily gnaw each other

Mice and other rodents don't just use their teeth to eat. © slobo/ iStock When rodents gnaw, it is not a purely...
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Agri-PV: More than just electricity from the field

Agri-photovoltaics combines solar energy and agriculture on the same area. © Research Center Jülich / Sascha Kreklau Agri-photovoltaics is considered a promising...
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Combined droughts and heat waves have increased sharply

Combined heat-drought weather extremes have increased. © leolintang/ iStock The combination of heat and drought is particularly dangerous for people and nature:...
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Current sea levels were underestimated

How high is the sea level? This question is not so easy to answer in many coastal areas. © Evgen_Prozhyrko/ iStock The...
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Smart natural capital

Our lives are made up of transactions, almost everything has value. But what value can we give to protecting biodiversity, i.e. nature - from...
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How wild cats adapt to human influences

A wild cat goes hunting in a grain field - outside of its usual forest habitat (illustration). © Chris Baumann European wildcats are actually shy...
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Tiny dinosaur from Argentina provides new insights into evolution

This is what the small dinosaur Alnashetri cerropolisiensis might have looked like around 90 million years ago. © Gabriel Diaz Yantén A nearly complete miniature...
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Rare ant species consists only of queens

Several light brown, winged young queens of the parasitic ant species Temnothorax kinomurai can be seen in this nest. The dark ants are workers...
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How horses neigh

A horse neighing. How do these animals produce high and low tones at the same time? © Elodie Briefer Horse neighing consists of a unique...
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The Earth’s “green wave” is shifting

The greening of vegetation changes with the seasons. The center of gravity shifts alternately to the north and south. © Guido Kraemer The annual greening...
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Skulls from China are the oldest Homo erectus fossils in East Asia

Fossils and reconstruction of two of the three early human skulls from Yunxian, China. © Xiaobo Feng Homo erectus is considered to be the first...
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