A neuroid sponge cell (orange) stretches out processes towards a digestive cell (green) in order to apparently establish a communication link. (Photo: Jacob...
Bees show highly complex social behavior. (Image: Dr Michelina Pusceddu, University of Sassari)
The more contact individuals have with one another, the easier it...
Frightened flies "felt on the pulse". (Video excerpt, Credit: Champalimaud Research)
As is well known, frightening situations can get our pulse rate skyrocketing -...
With their biotope "BioDiversum", scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen want to draw attention to the fact that biodiversity...
Successful comeback: the majestic bearded vultures are back in the Alps. (Image: Hansruedi Weyrich)
"Wally" and "Bavaria" are now developing their typical wanderlust -...
Birds evidently avoid not only the conspicuous caterpillars on St.Jameswort (right), but also the yellow-flowered plants themselves (left). (Images: Callum McLellan)
"You should avoid...
Charles Darwin is and will remain the symbol for the exploration of the development of life. (Image: dan_wrench / iStock)
The venerable Charles Darwin...
Tree litter frog Phrynobatrachus guineensis (Image: Mark-Oliver Rödel / Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)
How long does it take for a forest to recover from deforestation...
Fishing in the Arctic. (Image: piola666 / iStock)
Up until now, discussions about the effects of industrial fishing have mostly focused on the impact...
An astonishingly remote habitat for mangroves in the interior of the Yucatan Peninsula. (Image: Octavio Aburto-Oropeza)
Usually mangroves only grow on the coast of...