Biology

Successful fight against calico cancer

Calico cancer with scissors raised. (Image: Karsten Grabow / Karlsruhe University of Education) An example of hope: On the Upper Rhine, biologists have succeeded...

Sexual parasitism with medical relevance

A female deep-sea angler fish has grown together on the belly with a tiny male. (Image: Edith A. Widder) Their reproductive system is as...

Climate change and agriculture burden soil animals – but in a different way

Springtails like this are important helpers in the decomposition of organic materials. (Photo: Henrik_L / iStock) Climate change and intensive agriculture not only affect...

Mini oases under transparent stones

In the Mojave Desert, it sprouts under milky shimmering stones. (Image: Kirsten Fisher. CSU-Los Angeles) They provide soft light and a favorable microclimate: quartz...

Foxes: culture followers 40,000 years ago

The red fox is wild, but opportunistic. (Image: Andrew_Howe / iStock) The red fox is a wild animal - actually. Nevertheless, the presence...

Future vision “Planet garbage”

Plastic waste: The ugly signature of human civilization can be admired in many places (Image: Larina Marina / iStock) Trashed to the end of the...

Greener aquaculture networks

Scientists with test networks of an aquaculture. (Photo: Julia Siekmann, Uni Kiel) Aquacultures now supply around half of all edible fish worldwide - despite...

Wie unberührt ist die Antarktis?

Touristen in der Antarktis. (Bild: redtea/ iStock) Die Antarktis ist der einzige Kontinent ohne dauerhafte menschliche Besiedlung – von ein paar Polarforschern mal abgesehen. Wie...

Fascinating swarm intelligence

Clever together: As a group, some living things can develop properties or skills that individual individuals do not have. Max Planck researchers are concerned...

Acute loss of land vertebrates

The harlequin researcher (Atelopus varius) is one of the species on the abyss. (Image: Gerardo Ceballos) The sixth mass extinction is in full swing: all...

Color intensive struggle for survival

Some corals show a color effect in the context of coral bleaching. (Image: The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey) On the trail of...

Bumblebee bites sprout flowers

Bumblebees apparently deliberately damage leaves to cause a reaction. (Hannier Pulido, De Moraes and Mescher Laboratories) If hungry bumblebees find no flowers, they take...

Insight into the code of the carnivores

Researchers have decoded the genome of the carnivorous plants Venus fly trap (left), sundew (center) and water trap (right). (Image: Dirk Becker / Sönke...

The ambassador

Photo: private Member of the youth delegation for Germany at the UN Nature Conservation Conference. Ambassador for the UN Decade of Biodiversity. These are impressive...

Working with friends also relaxes monkeys

Close friends: two Javanese monkeys. (Image: Animal Ecology / Universiteit Utrecht) Working stress is often easier to endure than being alone - monkeys can also...

Confusion when looking for an apartment

Hermit crabs are looking for empty snail shells as mobile homes. (alxpin / iStock) Myriads of tiny plastic particles threaten marine ecosystems worldwide. A study...

Enough space for wolves

Wild wolf (Image: Heiko Anders) Wolves have been back in Germany for over 20 years and their number is slowly increasing. But how much space...

Biofuel for the ship’s tank

Ship emissions are a major environmental problem. (Image: danaibe12 / iStock) Whether cruise ship, freighter or ferry: So far, shipping has been anything but environmentally...

Herbal suction power puzzles solved

Lipids in the conductor tracks limit the negative pressure potential. (Photo: Matej Kanduč, Jožef-Stefan Institute, Ljubljana) The more you suck on a drinking straw, the...

Alcoholized animal?

How well do elephants tolerate alcohol? (Image: az_garret / iStock) At some point, as is well known, the measure is exceeded - but in principle...

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