Biology

A plug protects whales from being swallowed

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...

High economic damage from invasive crustaceans

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...

Space research benefits agriculture

A method of converting waste into fertilizer, originally developed for growing crops in space, may also benefit terrestrial agriculture. Source: DLR

Thin ice: How warming is changing lakes

Ice from a wintry lake. (Image: Stella Berger) Our winters are becoming milder and, as a result, many lakes freeze over less and less...

Mini bugs with amazing flying technique

Model of the wing movements of a feather-winged beetle and visualization of the air currents (below). (Image: Adapted from Farisenkov et al. Nature,...

On the trail of the “sixth sense”.

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...

Wall hedges: widening announced

The strips of bushes and trees between fields are important refuges for European biodiversity. (Photo: Kathrin Litza / University of Bremen) Like elongated oases,...

Thousands of still unknown insects in Germany

gall midge and humpback fly. (Image: C. Chimeno, SNSB-ZSM) Even the supposedly well-researched world of insects in Germany still has a lot of new...

UV iridescence on and off

Orange Sulfur moth with UV photograph overlays showing iridescence in ultraviolet light. (Image: Vincent Ficarrotta / The George Washington University) How do related species...

World’s largest fish hatchery discovered

Nests of Antarctic icefish. (AWI OFOBS Team) Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, researchers have discovered the...

What does the One Health approach mean?

A scientist explains how health aspects of humans, animals and the environment are considered together in a current concept. This is important in...

Even competitors can be helpful

A tobacco enthusiast laying eggs. (Image: Danny Kessler, Max Planck Institute for chemical ecology) On the trail of a surprising preference: Researchers have uncovered...

Ants “heal” wounds of “their” trees

Five high school students studied the behavior of tropical ants with the help of a scientist. (Image: Donna Conlon) Fix repaired holes: A tropical...

Oxygen production in dark depths

The marine unicellular Nitrosopumilus maritimus evidently supplies itself with oxygen. (University of Oldenburg) Normally light is needed - oxygen is produced by photosynthetic organisms...

North Sea: where did the invasive comb jelly come from?

The comb jelly Mnemiopsis Leidyi. (Image: Cornelia Jaspers / DTU Aqua) The comb jelly Mnemiopsis Leidyi, originally from North America, is one of the...

Dogs’ brains can distinguish languages

A dog taking a speech test in the brain scanner. (Image: Eniko Kubinyi) For the first time, researchers have shown that not only humans...

Species protection: shadows and rays of light 2021

According to the WWF, Germany's cranes were among the losers of the past year. (Image: mauribo / iStock) Animal winners and losers in the...

Robben as a research assistant

Weddell seal with sensor. (Image: Nobuo Kokubun / NIPR) Research vessels cannot penetrate many marine areas on the Antarctic continental shelf due to the...

Wild animals conquer the big city

Fox in a Berlin garden. (Image: Leibniz-IZW) How do foxes, martens and raccoons get along in the big city? How do they adapt...

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