The squirrel fish are examples of "talkative" inhabitants of the underwater world. (Image: JEFFREY T WILLIAMS)
They hum, squeak, drum...: A study shows that...
A lynx in the Alps. (Image: Christine Breitenmoser/ KORA)
Because they were hunted excessively, lynx were now extinct in Central Europe. Although there...
The earth's magnetic field apparently forms a coordinate system for the stopping points of the migration of the European reed warbler. (Image: Thomas...
A thirteen-striped squirrel hibernating. (Image: Photo courtesy Rob Streiffer)
How do some animals get through hibernation without losing a lot of muscle mass? ...
Deosai National Park in Pakistan. (Image: Ch. Hof / TU Munich)
Protected areas are among the most effective means of conserving biological diversity. ...
Heaved into the treetops with a crane: Researchers are investigating the "cries for help" of oaks in the Leipzig floodplain forest. (Image: iDiv)
There...
Rorquals have to withstand enormous stress when eating. (Image: ANDREYGUDKOV/iStock)
They mouth more than anyone else: A study now sheds light on how rorquals...
Chinese mitten crab (Image: Juan García-de-Lomas/ University of Cádiz)
Invasive animals can cause immense ecological damage. A study now shows that the local spread...
Model of the wing movements of a feather-winged beetle and visualization of the air currents (below). (Image: Adapted from Farisenkov et al. Nature,...
Salmon and many other animals can use the earth's magnetic field to orient themselves during their migrations. (Image: DaveAlan/iStock)
What is it about the...
The strips of bushes and trees between fields are important refuges for European biodiversity. (Photo: Kathrin Litza / University of Bremen)
Like elongated oases,...
Orange Sulfur moth with UV photograph overlays showing iridescence in ultraviolet light. (Image: Vincent Ficarrotta / The George Washington University)
How do related species...