Biology

Celebrity bow tie shines with flight performance

The flying abilities of the "flies of research" were apparently underestimated. (rob_lan / iStock) They do not look particularly "sporty" when they lazily circling...

Another step to save the species

The female Fatu is one of only two surviving specimens of the northern white rhinoceros. (Image: BioRescue / Rio the Photographer) Today only two...

Alien-like “dating app” discovered

It lives up to its name once again: in the bizarre "alien" mantis from the Peruvian rainforest, biologists have discovered an organ previously unknown...

Forgotten type of coffee could defy climate change

So far, Arabica coffee has dominated the market, but climate change is causing it problems. (Image: amenic181 / iStock) When it comes to top-quality...

Bugs are supposed to pee themselves to death

Beetles cause enormous damage in agriculture and in stockpiling. (Image: Red-brown rice flour beetle, Credit: Tomasz Klejdysz / iStock) A bizarre, but poison-free control...

A lot of conquest potential in Europe

Invasive species in Europe: raccoon (left) and raccoon dog (right). (Images: left: win247 / iStock, right: Dorian Dörge) In many places the problematic exotic...

Only three percent of the land area is untouched

View of the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil. (Image: FG Trade / iStock) Real wilderness has become rare on our planet. How many unspoiled...

Microplastics: mussels react robustly

Young mussel while trying. (Photo: Thea Hamm) Microplastics have long been ubiquitous in the ocean. But at least mussels seem to be coping...

Nests of sand and silk

Quartinia wasps can stabilize their nests in loose sand through special silk glands on their head. (Photo: Volker Mauss) How can tunnels and chambers...

What’s up with the breast drumming?

A silverback gorilla shows the famous behavior. (Image: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund) A thundering tremolo resounds through the jungle: Why do gorillas hit their...

Cultural progress in great tits

Great tit solving the task. (Image: Michael Chimento) Not only humans and many mammals develop cultural traditions, birds also learn from each other. ...

Bacteria for better root growth

Optimal rooting of the soil is important for plant growth. Apparently certain bacteria can have a beneficial effect here. (Image: PhanuwatNandee /...

Loneliness harms ants too

In ants of the model species Temnothorax nylanderi, researchers have found abnormal behavior and changes in the activity of genes for immune and stress...

What role does light pollution play in insect decline?

Nocturnal light sources attract insects. (Image: Johanna Reinhard / IGB Nocturnal light pollution from street lamps, spotlights and the like disrupts the natural day-night...

How much invasive species cost us

Introduced mosquito species such as the tiger mosquito here are among the most costly invasive species in the world. (Image: eyup zengin /...

Algae in cattle feed reduce methane emissions

This cattle was fed with algae mixed food. (Image: Breanna Roque / UC Davis) Through their digestion, cattle release abundant methane - a powerful...

The flower color blue in the spotlight

The liverwort is an example of the comparatively few flowering plants that we perceive as blue. (Photo: Anke Jentsch) They are often found in...

Creeping poisoning threatens birds of prey

Especially hawks, but also red kites and sea eagles often accumulate toxins in their bodies. (Image: Oliver Krone / Leibniz-IZW) Sad "descent": In Germany...

Octopuses have two alternating phases of sleep

Octopus in passive and active sleep. (Image: Sylvia LS Madeiros) Most of the time, when an octopus sleeps, its skin is pale and the...

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