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IPCC report: We must act now

How can effective climate protection be implemented? © iStock.com/ Yuliia The first and second part of the current world climate report made it clear...
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Beneficial aliens harm insects

Earthworms are useful only where ecosystems have adapted to their activity. © V. Gutekunst Useful for us - problematic elsewhere: Earthworms introduced from Europe...
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A single gene as a key factor

Thale cress with aphids and aphid wasps. © Matthias Furler Changing a single gene can affect an entire ecosystem, as researchers found out in...
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Mammals invested in mass instead of brains

Virtual glimpses into the skulls of a mammal from the era just after the end of the Cretaceous (left) and a later representative with...
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Alternative fuel from waste wood

When working in the forest, there is a lot of wood leftovers. © Nyo09/ iStock In order to save fossil fuels, fuels can also...
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Why don’t snakes strangle themselves?

The boa constrictor can literally squeeze the life out of its victims. © DimitarOmi/iStock The victims are squeezed until their circulation finally collapses. ...
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On the trail of the code of vampirism

"Dracula" carries signatures of his bloodthirsty way of life in the genome. © Marco AR Mello They feed solely on blood and the...
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Bogs can clean mining effluents

Researchers in a rewetted bog. © IGB Open pit mines and other mining activities often leave contaminated mine water behind. But peatlands could...
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Hailstones in the wind tunnel

For their experiments in the wind tunnel, the scientists produced ice formations (left) and artificial hailstone models (right) in the laboratory. ©: Alexander...
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Biology

State of German forests still worrying

Deciduous forest after a storm. © Petra Dühnelt/ Thünen Institute In the last drought years from 2018 to 2020, the German forests suffered considerably...
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Caribbean beauties in the spotlight

Cuban land snails come in a variety of color variations. © Bernardo Reyes Tur They shine in a colorful variety, are equipped with "love...
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How Is High-Quality Cannabis Cultivated?

With legalization becoming increasingly widespread, it's no surprise that there is more interest than ever in growing cannabis. However, it can be difficult to...
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Biology

Journey through life: Gazelle travels more than 18,000 kilometers

A Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa) with transmitter. © Senckenberg/ Dejid From climbing snow-covered hills to crossing roaring rivers to returning home – the GPS...
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Species protection: New mowing technology protects insects

Mown meadow. © Astrid860/ iStock When meadows and other grassland are mowed, this often has negative consequences for the insects that live there. ...
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How the world became oxygen rich

The Origin of the Oxygen Treasure from the Trail. © NARIN EUNGSUWAT For a long time, the first photosynthetic cyanobacteria were hardly able...
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Rhinos are supposed to be made from skin cells

The last of their kind: Fatu and Najin have to be guarded by bodyguards around the clock in the Ol Pejeta Conservany. ©...
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Human Impact: Most plants lose

The invasive aquatic plant Halophila stipulacea is among the beneficiaries of the Anthropocene. © nusuke/ iStock Humans have been interfering with nature on a...
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Biology

Climate change affects Europe’s beech forests

View of a Central European beech forest. © brytta/ iStock The common beech is one of the most important tree species in European deciduous...
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Cosmic Impact dated

In north-west Greenland, a 31 km wide crater lies dormant under the ice. © University of Copenhagen Much earlier than thought: The huge Hiawatha...
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Primeval “eight-armed man” with ten arms

Artist's rendering of the primeval cephalopod. © K. Whalen/Christopher Whalen Today's representatives reach out with eight arms - the primeval ancestors of the octopuses,...
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