Biology

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Not only the burning of kerosene is apparently responsible for the ultrafine dust pollution that comes from airports. © CAHKT/iStock ...

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

A fossil pollen grain from the period of the mass extinction at the end of the Permian Age. © Prof. Liu Feng from...

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

They still exist in the Red Sea - but the stocks of dugong manatees are threatened. © Cinoby/iStock ...

Sea ice in the Bering Strait – today the former land bridge is flooded. © Julie Granger ...

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

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