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Why cigarette butts do double harm to the environment

Cigarette butts that are carelessly thrown away do double the damage to water bodies. © RyanJLane/ iStock ...
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Ancient worm from the Precambrian found

Uncus fossil from Nilpena Ediacara National Park. The numbers correspond to the coordinates of that fossil on the surface of the fossil bed. Right:...
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Mystery about the smell of carrion from the titan root solved

A heat map of the corpse flower shows that the titan arum's central, towering flower stalk warms to about eleven degrees Celsius above ambient...
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Global phytoplankton biomass remeasured

Phytoplankton algae like these form the basis of marine food chains. © Sinhyu/ iStock ...
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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 ...
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Bacterial “pirate ships” in sight

Video: An Aureispira bacteria grabs victim cells. The second video sequence shows...
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Global Water Report: The extremes are increasing

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

The work of the American ancient historian Jon E. Lendon deals with...
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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. ©...
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Germany’s forests are no longer a CO2 sink

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

With Rachel Carson, Lynn Margulis and Donna Haraway, the science journalist and...
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Endangered by species crossing

This young langur bears the characteristics of two different parent species. © Auritro Sattar ...
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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...
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Interview: How well do municipalities succeed in preparing for the climate?

How well are German municipalities' climate protection measures working? © Parradee Kietsirikul/ iStock ...
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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....
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Methane emissions are rising more than ever

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