Biology

Hunting oyster mushrooms with chemical weapons

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). © Sheng-Chian Juan To survive on low-nitrogen substrates, oyster mushrooms kill and eat tiny nematodes. A new study now provides insights...

What tooth enamel reveals about early humans

A thin section of a Homo erectus tooth used for chemical analysis using laser ablation plasma mass spectrometry. © Alessia Nava/ Luca Bondioli ...

Rediscovered Lake Constance fish

A deep-sea char (above) and a normal char (below) from Lake Constance. © FFS/LAZBW The Lake Constance deep-sea char did not fall victim to the...

Stadtgrün does a great job

New York City is densely built-up. © Tomas Sereda/ iStock Street trees, leafy backyards, and other urban greenery can absorb more carbon dioxide than is...

Dolphins: Smart cooperation in noise

Video: The dolphin "Delta" presses a button at exactly the same moment as his partner "Reese" at the other end of the test facility....

Hummingbirds: Flight performance thanks to gene loss

A lack of a metabolic enzyme apparently enables hummingbirds such as the long-tailed shadowy hummingbird to perform the energy-consuming hover flight. © Mats...

Renewable forests are not a carbon sink

Deforestation in the Borneo rainforest. © Zoe G. Davies Forests are considered the green lungs of the earth, drawing climate-damaging CO2 from the atmosphere. Their...

Noisy frog invaders

Abducted in Central and South America, Johnstone's pipe frog can disrupt ecosystems and annoy people with its shrill calls. ©Senckenberg ...

Glacier: Every tenth of a degree counts

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On the trail of evolutionary dynamics

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New polyester is strong, yet biodegradable

So far, plastics have been difficult to recycle and almost non-biodegradable. © subjug/ iStock if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1...

How “our” oyster should return

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Secret of the glass frogs revealed

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The Mysteries of the White Truffle

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UN Biodiversity Summit: That was decided

Government representatives from 188 countries have agreed on a framework agreement on species conservation. © UN Biodiversity / CC by 2.0 ...

Bizarre: genitals as a weapon

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