Sunflowers benefit from being fixated on the morning light. (Image: SafakOguz / iStock)
“Good morning sunshine!” Sunflowers in full bloom seem to greet the...
Ruhr area: from a dirty industrial area to a green pioneer? (Image: mushmedia / iStock)
When it comes to more sustainable and climate-friendly development,...
Microplastic particles can bind other pollutants. (Image: pcess609 / iStock)
Microplastics are not only everywhere in the environment and even in us - they...
Sticky flower stalks: How does this rabid plant reconcile prey capture and pollination? (Image: Danilo Lima)
New addition to the carnivorous plant community: Researchers...
Streaky Silphie (Silphium perfoliatum). (Image: fotolinchen / iStock)
So far, wood has been the main raw material for paper production - a resource that...
Fox squirrel on the go. (Image: Lawrence Wang / UC Berkeley)
When jumping from branch to branch, squirrels find tradeoffs between jumping distance and...
Green and slimy: Carpets made of thread algae are increasingly conquering clear and clean waters. (Image: Sabine Hilt / IGB)
Researchers draw attention to...
(Ruhr flood near Schwerte in July 2021. Image: PS-DES! GN-AdobeStock)
The heavy rain catastrophe in the west and south of Germany demonstrates it in a...
Rice plants just before harvest. (Image: caoyu36 / iStock)
With a new approach to green genetic engineering, researchers have succeeded in making rice and...
Wild boars are digging up the soil in Australia and other new habitats, causing significant CO2 emissions. (Image: The University of Queensland)
Lumpy strangers:...
Yellow-crested cockatoos opening a garbage can. (Image: MPI for Animal Behavior / B. Klump)
Cockatoos have often attracted attention due to their cleverness and...