Fungal spores on a crack in a microplastic particle. (Bar = 30 microns). (Image: University of Bayreuth / Mycology Department)
Microplastic particles in...
The red apollo is one of the mountain butterfly species that have moved significantly upwards since 1960. (Image: Thomas Schmitt, Senckenberg; graphic: Jan...
Hazel hedge near Nienburg / Saale (Image: Sophie Drexler / Thünen-Institut)
An agricultural landscape interspersed with hedges not only offers many animals valuable habitat and...
The unusual sweet tooth may have enabled songbirds to occupy new ecological niches. (Image: A Honeyeater, Credit: Gerald Allen, Macaulay Library 340326621)
Many birds...
Genetic peculiarities ensure the development of fractals and Fibonacci spirals in Romanesco. (Image: AlasdairJames / iStock)
The Romanesco cauliflower variety has an unusual shape:...
False color scanning electron microscope images of denticles. The characteristics of the tiny skin teeth vary in sharks with different lifestyles. (Image:...
Cross-section and molecular distribution of an earthworm using the combined method, mass spectrometry on the left and fluorescence microscopy on the right. (Image:...
A painted lady in Morocco. (Image: Orio Massana)
Painted ladies undertake the longest known insect migration over several generations - from their winter quarters...