Biology

Loss of biodiversity in literature

How did the literary treatment of living beings change parallel to the real extinction of species? (Image: Gabriele Rada / iDiv) Oak, beech, fir...

What happens to the microplastics in the soil?

How do plastic particles behave in the soil? (Image: Gabriel Sigmund / EDGE) In agriculture, large amounts of nano and microplastics get into the...

Plant evolution took place in two stages

Individual parts of the flower of an African lily (Agapanthus africanus). (Image: Andrew Leslie) Plants today are of great diversity and complexity. It...

With an “intelligent fence” against the wolf

Wolf in Germany (Image: AB Photography / iStock) So far, fences have hardly been of any help against attacks by wolves on grazing animals: electric...

“Water dragons” are picky

A jagged "mane" is the trademark of the male of the northern crested newt. (Image: Burkhard Thiesmeier) Because of local crested newts: The celebrities...

With goats, sheep and the like against the risk of forest fires

Controlled burning of undergrowth in Sweden. (Image: Staffan Widstrand) In the face of increasing forest fires and bushfires around the world, new fire prevention...

Clever pig feeding: individual & ecological

In the RESAFE-Pig project, researchers are developing a sophisticated technical solution for needs-based pig feeding that enables resource and environmentally friendly husbandry. Source: TiHoVideos

Dogs distinguish intent from oversight

Unable versus unwilling test: dogs walked faster around a partition to reach pieces of food if they were inadvertently not given. (Image: Josepha...

“Vegetable thirst” recorded from space

Need-based irrigation is of great agricultural and ecological importance. (Image: ollo / iStock) When plants suffer from a lack of water, their leaves warm...

Stable landing thanks to the tail

Gecko patent for stable landing: analyzed and technically implemented. (Photos by Ardian Jusufi, illustration by Andre Wee) Natural patent with potential for robotics: Bionics...

Cutlery set for tricky food

A Goffink's cockatoo tampered with a fruit with a tool. (Image: Mark O´Hara) “Knife”, “wedge” and “spoon”: Researchers have observed the use of up...

African mountain forests are better climate buffers than expected

Giant old tree on Kilimanjaro. (Image: Andreas Hemp) The tropical mountain forests of Africa are a particularly valuable climate aid because they store more...

Award for peat researcher and ecologist

Ecologist Katrin Böhning-Gaese and moor researcher Hans Joosten (Image: Böhning-Gaese and Greifswald Moor Centrum) One of the most valuable environmental prizes in Europe, the German...

Hummingbirds: A masculine look protects against harassment

Male or female? For some white-necked hummingbirds, it's hard to tell. (Image: Brian Sullivan / Cornell Lab of Ornithology) Usually female white-naped hummingbirds...

“Paddington” really does exist

The "golden" spectacled bear (Image: Michael Tweddle) In a previously unexplored area of ​​the Peruvian Andes, biologists have discovered a spectacled bear with golden fur...

Rhinos: Amazingly little genetic diversity

Reconstruction of three extinct rhino species. (Image: Beth Zaiken) From the once large family of rhinos, five species have survived today, all of which...

Why the European crayfish are on the brink of extinction

The European noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) is threatened with extinction today. (Image: Anders Asp) Economy before nature conservation: The European crayfish is on the...

Sea birds: hotspot in the middle of the North Atlantic

Hawk sku in flight. (Image: KarupelvValleyProj / Charel Klein) Many seabirds are now acutely threatened. However, it is particularly difficult to protect species...

Bat babies also babble

The vocalizations of young sac-winged bats are shaped by the same features that characterize human babbling. (Image: Michael Stifter & Ahana Fernandez) "Mamama", "dadada"...

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