A tobacco enthusiast laying eggs. (Image: Danny Kessler, Max Planck Institute for chemical ecology)
On the trail of a surprising preference: Researchers have uncovered...
The marine unicellular Nitrosopumilus maritimus evidently supplies itself with oxygen. (University of Oldenburg)
Normally light is needed - oxygen is produced by photosynthetic organisms...
Scientist Elizabeth Clare collects samples for the detection of environmental DNA from the air. (Image: Elizabeth Clare)
Sometimes we smell them - but the...
The comb jelly Mnemiopsis Leidyi. (Image: Cornelia Jaspers / DTU Aqua)
The comb jelly Mnemiopsis Leidyi, originally from North America, is one of the...
Weddell seal with sensor. (Image: Nobuo Kokubun / NIPR)
Research vessels cannot penetrate many marine areas on the Antarctic continental shelf due to the...
As part of the BEF China experiment, the development of trees in differently composed forest pieces is continuously recorded. (Photo: Stefan Trogisch)
It's all...
This extremely rare mosquito-repellent was discovered in the Leipzig floodplain forest. (Photo: Lisa Hahn)
In the Leipzig floodplain forest, biologists have discovered an insect...
The growth of the already widespread plant species threatens the diversity of plants in many ecosystems in Europe. (Image: Harald Pauli / OeAW)
Stinging...
Cleared forest. (Image: University of Innsbruck)
Positive surprise: if the trees grow back after the rainforest has been deforested or slashed by fire, this...
https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-021-01141-x
The biodiversity on our planet is huge, but how many and which species there are is only known to a fraction. One of...