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...
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...
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...
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...
A filter system for sampling in the Arctic Framstrasse is launched. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute / Melanie Bergmann)
Microplastics have long been found in all...
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...
Bird feeding with titballs (Image: tioloco / iStock)
Whether sunflower seeds, titballs or millet: Especially in winter and spring, bird feed should help our garden...
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: a vital resource for people, animals and plants (Image: Yevgeniy Sambulov / istock)
For this year's World Water Day on March 22nd, the United...
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...
Mysterious inhabitants of the Arctic Ocean: narwhals. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock)
A coiled horn, up to three meters long - what is this bizarre hallmark...
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...
The gateway to Bialowieza National Park (Photo: Shutterstock / Damian Pankowiec)
To understand the history of Białowieża, you have to go far. There was a...
A video by the Max Planck Society illustrates how severely air pollution from fine dust threatens the health and life expectancy of people worldwide.
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