Changes in animal behavior can have domino effects in aquatic ecosystems. (Image: University of Florida)
One might think that they no longer seem so...
The life expectancy of the famous coelacanth has so far been drastically underestimated. (Image: Michel VIARD / iStock)
The “living fossils” are also Methusalems...
Sampling in the Arctic Ocean. (Image: Kathryn Purdon / University of Victoria)
The Arctic Ocean off Canada was previously considered largely unencumbered by human...
Measuring station on the ridge of the Thuringian Forest. (Image: Mertes / TROPOS)
Soot particles from the exhaust gases from industry, heating systems and...
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Not only humans and animals can get sick. Plants also become infected with fungi, bacteria or viruses, which can make them...
Chimpanzees like this one could lose large parts of their habitats. (Image: Pascal Gagneux / GMERC)
Whether chimpanzees, bonobos or gorillas: the African great...
Rotifers are tiny multicellular organisms that can also live in soil. (Image: Michael Plewka)
They survived the freezing and then about 24,000 years in...
Varroa mites weaken the bees' immune system, transmit viruses and deprive them of nutrients. (Image: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service)
Fungal infection instead...
The lighter ant is infected with tapeworm larvae. (Photo: Susanne Foitzik / JGU)
Parasites usually harm their host because they live at its expense....
Reindeer have a large distribution area, but they have very specific food requirements. (Image: Robert Kalinagil / Unsplash)
Even if an animal species has...