Biology

Global phytoplankton biomass remeasured

Phytoplankton algae like these form the basis of marine food chains. © Sinhyu/ iStock ...

Fossil pterosaur meals

Artist's impression of a pterosaur in a coastal habitat in what is now southern Germany during the Early Jurassic period. © SMNS, L. Reinoehl ...

Bacterial “pirate ships” in sight

Video: An Aureispira bacteria grabs victim cells. The second video sequence shows...

Global Water Report: The extremes are increasing

Droughts and floods are becoming more common around the world. © Robert Reinecke ...

Powerful oratory

The work of the American ancient historian Jon E. Lendon deals with...

Feathered winners of the Middle Ages

The stork apparently only conquered some areas of distribution in Europe as a result of agricultural change. A stork's nest in Bergenhusen, Schleswig-Holstein. ©...

Germany’s forests are no longer a CO2 sink

The forest inventory shows positive and negative developments in German forests. © Evgenii Emelianov/iStock ...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to protein researchers

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors researchers who have made significant progress in the elucidation of protein structures. © Christoph Burgstedt / iStock...

We are Volcanoes

With Rachel Carson, Lynn Margulis and Donna Haraway, the science journalist and...

Endangered by species crossing

This young langur bears the characteristics of two different parent species. © Auritro Sattar ...

Buried wood could store huge amounts of CO2

Dead trees rot in the fresh air within a few years and release stored CO2. However, if the tree trunks are buried, the wood...

Interview: How well do municipalities succeed in preparing for the climate?

How well are German municipalities' climate protection measures working? © Parradee Kietsirikul/ iStock ...

How eagles become gliding experts

Young golden eagles were equipped with GPS transmitters to study the development of their flight behavior over the course of the first three years....

Pluripotent stem cells from giant pandas created

Giant pandas are endangered. In the future, however, induced stem cells could help with the reproduction and research of this species. © leungchopan/ iStock ...

Mushrooms: The underestimated superpower in the crosshairs

The structures of many fungal organisms only become clear when magnified. Pictured: Microscopic image of a Penicillium fungus. © alanphillips/iStock ...

Methane emissions are rising more than ever

The main causes of methane emissions are agriculture, landfills and the use of fossil fuels. © baranozdemir/iStock ...

Where does discarded plastic waste end up?

Although most of our plastic waste ends up in official landfills, large amounts also end up in nature without any control. © walid Moujanni...

Bird of the Year wanted

These five bird species are up for election as “Bird of the Year” 2025. © NABU; Black Redstart: Dennis Lorenz/BIA; Crane: Mario Suarez Porras/BIA;...

German Environmental Award: Commitment to moorlands and electric cars honored

Peat researcher Franziska Tanneberger and graduate engineer Thomas Speidel are honored with the German Environmental Prize. © DBU/ Ansgar Pudenz ...

How a salt crisis changed biodiversity in the Mediterranean

These seven to eight million year old salt deposits contain numerous fossils from the time before the Messinian salinity crisis in the Mediterranean. ©...

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