Biology

Don’t feed bees with honey!

A droplet of breakfast honey to strengthen a little visitor in the garden or on the balcony. A well-intentioned action - but unfortunately with...

Deep sea symbiosis: methane on the menu

Methane consumers in the deep sea: tube worms off the coast of Costa Rica. (Image: Alvin, WHOI) They thrive where the notorious greenhouse gas rises...

High-tech in mini format for bat, lizard and the like

A bat with the little biologist on its back. (Image: Museum of Natural History) Whether bats, small birds or even butterflies: For many small and...

Ruhr lakes contain a surprising variety of suction worms

Larvae of various trematodes from water snails in Lake Baldeney. (Image: UDE / AG Sures) Parasites aren't exactly popular, but they're an important part of...

Targeting animal numbers

Among other things, crows have shown their ability to compare quantities. (Image: Andreas Nieder) More, less or the same amount? Not only humans, but also...

“Little fish” discovered in the extreme desert

The bizarre relatives of our silverfish can grow up to seven centimeters long. (Photo: Alvaro Zúñiga-Reinoso, University of Cologne) It is considered the driest desert...

Arctic deep sea is “repository” for microplastics

A filter system for sampling in the Arctic Framstrasse is launched. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute / Melanie Bergmann) Microplastics have long been found in all...

Natural patents for innovative coatings

A super-white beetle and water-repellent floating plants: German bionics copy micro-structured surfaces from nature in order to make them technically usable Source: KIT Karlsruhe Institute...

Invasive seeds in bird feed

Bird feeding with titballs (Image: tioloco / iStock) Whether sunflower seeds, titballs or millet: Especially in winter and spring, bird feed should help our garden...

Climate change: saving epigenetics?

Three-spined sticklebacks must be able to adjust to different salt levels in the Baltic Sea. (Image: Melanie Heckwolf / GEOMAR) Climate change is rapidly changing ecosystems...

Water in times of climate change

Water: a vital resource for people, animals and plants (Image: Yevgeniy Sambulov / istock) For this year's World Water Day on March 22nd, the United...

How horses and bisons protect permafrost

Wild horses in the Russian permafrost area. (Image: Pleistocene Park) Wild horses, bison and reindeer could help slow the thawing of Arctic permafrost, a study...

Sexual selection created the “unicorn of the seas”

Mysterious inhabitants of the Arctic Ocean: narwhals. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock) A coiled horn, up to three meters long - what is this bizarre hallmark...

DNA fishing reveals wildlife

This red deer leaves DNA traces in the river water, which indicate its presence in the ecosystem. (Photo: UMass Amherst / Joseph Drake) They are...

Territorial thinking in gorillas

Through camera traps, researchers have gained insights into the life of the lowland gorillas. (Image: SPAC Scientific Field Station Network, Ggmb.) This area belongs to...

Baboon mothers also take care of dead children

Bear baboon mother with her dead cub. (Image: Alecia Carter / UCL) How do animals react to the death of a conspecific or even their...

European bison forest

The gateway to Bialowieza National Park (Photo: Shutterstock / Damian Pankowiec) To understand the history of Białowieża, you have to go far. There was a...

Air pollution: an underestimated risk?

A video by the Max Planck Society illustrates how severely air pollution from fine dust threatens the health and life expectancy of people worldwide. Source:...

Eye-catching appearance due to ship noise

A young beach crab on a fingernail. (Image: Martin Stevens) Even the crabs in the water get too loud: Frequent ship noise affects their ability...

Sea plastic develops a fatal scent

Sea turtles sniff for food nearby. (Image: Ivanica Monica / iStock) Death from a belly full of garbage - why do sea turtles swallow so...

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