Biology

How many ants are there on our planet?

There are ants almost everywhere, here a group of pharaoh ants. © Suman Gosh/ iStock if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var...

Butterflies: Dying in Waves

Raised Yellow Yellow (Colias palaeno) © T. Schmitt/ Senckenberg if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-wrapper"); var divAdtile3 = document.getElementById("iqadtile3-wrapper"); //var divAdtile1Mobile...

New look at summer sea-ice thickness

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How do animals recognize the correct phase of the moon?

Moonlight plays an important role in the reproductive cycles of marine life. © Carolina Castro if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var...

Review of the first primates

Large, forward-facing eyes, flexible gripping hands: the tarsier shows typical primate characteristics. © marcophotos/ iStock if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var...

How forest loss threatens drinking water quality

The forest stands around the Rappbodetalsperre in the Harz are suffering from the consequences of climate change. © André Künzelmann/UFZ ...

A dinosaur from Germany

Vertebral bones of Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum. © Valentin Marquardt/University of Tübingen if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-wrapper"); var divAdtile3 =...

Suddenly together: stress in the bonobo nursery

Bonobo siblings. © Sean M Lee if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-wrapper"); var divAdtile3 = document.getElementById("iqadtile3-wrapper"); //var divAdtile1Mobile = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-mobile"); var...

How traces of life could be discovered on Mars

EXPOSE experiment station on the ISS. © ESA/ Roscosmos if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-wrapper"); var divAdtile3 = document.getElementById("iqadtile3-wrapper"); //var...

Tracking down the favorite color of aphids

Aphids fly on yellow. © Jean-Louis Wolff & Sascha M. Kirchner In the garden and in agriculture, aphids can become a real plague. To determine...

Heat hits cows on the intestines

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Africa’s oldest dinosaur discovered

Reconstruction of Mbiresaurus raathi and its mandible. © Andrey Atuchin, Zach Murph/ Virginia Tech if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1...

Dolphins form complex social alliances

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Some wild mushroom species still strained

In September and October, many people like to go mushroom picking. © dolgachov/iStock if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 =...

On the trail of protective blinks

Some corals appear to have an effective ventilation system. © Andriy Nekrasov/iStock if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-wrapper"); var...

How sharks & rays use the vertical

One of the 38 species studied was the tiger shark. © Alex Kydd Until now, more horizontal movement patterns were known - now an international...

Simple method destroys stubborn chemicals

Perfluorinated hydrocarbons are usually difficult to degrade. © Totojang/ iStock Per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) have been used as non-stick and waterproofing agents since the...

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