Biology

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 ...

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;...

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. ©...

Lungfish has largest animal genome

The genome of South American lungfish is the largest in the animal kingdom. © Katherine Seghers, Louisiana State University ...

Bacteria as methane swallowers

Methane-oxidizing bacteria help us in the fight against climate change. © Sina Schorn/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology ...

What is the weather like in the deep sea?

Things are more dynamic in the deep sea than previously thought. © MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen ...

Mysterious ice underside mapped

A complex structured blanket landscape can be seen on the underside of the Antarctic ice shelf. © Filip Stedt / University of Gothenburg ...

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