Biology

Where there are problems with climate protection in Germany

The researchers analyzed the progress in climate protection in Germany, including efforts to reduce emissions from heating. © Klubovy/GettyImages In Germany, the risk of...

This is how to properly store the autumn harvest

Homegrown fruit and vegetables are sustainable. © Tatiana Krakowiak/iStock In autumn, many hobby gardeners harvest fruit and vegetables from their garden. But not everything has...

Wastewater treatment plants emit more greenhouse gases than expected

Specially developed drone to record greenhouse gas emissions. © Magnus Gålfalk Using sensors mounted on drones, climate researchers have determined how much greenhouse gases...

Visiting the true creatures of the night

Owls are perfectly adapted to a life in darkness. © BrilliantEye/ iStock Darkness, fog and mysterious noises: While many of us celebrate Halloween this Friday,...

Bowhead whales: Long-lived thanks to DNA repair?

Bowhead whales are particularly long-lived, but rarely develop cancer. © Vladimir Chebanov/ iStock Bowhead whales can live over 200 years, making them the longest-lived mammals...

When the first animals burrowed into the ground

Fossil traces of Treptichnus streptosus in 550 million year old sediment.© NIGPAS The seabed today offers a rich biotope for worms, snails, mussels and many...

Arctic: Polar bears are important food suppliers for others

Two young polar bears with a seal carcass. © Wayne Lynch Polar bears play an important role in the Arctic ecosystem: the food they leave...

Wood instead of plastic: How wood can become high-tech

Wood has been used as a building material for thousands of years. © prluka/iStock People have been using wood for thousands of years: to build...

Bird flu kills cranes

It is estimated that 2,000 cranes have already died in Germany this autumn. © AlessandroZocc/ iStock Bird flu is back – and this autumn it...

Cult crocodile in danger according to the “Green List”.

Female gharial with offspring in Chitwan, Nepal. © Phoebe Griffith In addition to the well-known “Red List”, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...

Proper handling of leaves in the garden

Garden owners don't have to use a rake at every point in the garden. © Maksym Belchenko/iStock In autumn, the leaves of trees and...

Mysterious Triassic world

The fearsome dinosaur Batrachotomus kupferzellensis roamed what is now southern Germany during the Triassic period. © SMNS, M. Rech Bizarre creatures in sight: In the...

The world of dinosaurs

© SMNS, Isabell Rosin/Milan Pallmann In the new special exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Stuttgart, visitors will now encounter wondrous animals from the...

How stalagmites get their shape

Stalagmite and stalactite in Punkva Cave, Czech Republic. Researchers have now mathematically described what determines the shape of a stalagmite. © Piotr Szymczak ...

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