Biology

Sexy male fragrance identified in primates

The hallmark of the katas is the tail with a striped pattern. (Image: Chigusa Tanaka, Japan Monkey Center) The males of the famous cattas in...

Displacement in the undergrowth

Plants on the forest floor. (Image: Martin Adámek / Czech Academy of Sciences) A gradual exchange is taking place in the forests of Europe: Many...

Uncovered secret of pregnant fathers

With the seahorses, the males become pregnant clearly visible. (Charlotte Bleijenberg / iStock) Fascinating role reversal: With the seahorses and pipefish the males are pregnant...

Why soil smells so earthy

Because of the smell, springtails become “carpooling opportunities” for soil microbes. (Photo: Henrik_L / iStock) It rises when digging in the garden and we don't...

More butterflies in organic farming

A brown bear (Arctia caja) observed in organic farming - a butterfly species that has now become rare in Bavaria. (Image: Thomas Greifenstein) Butterflies have...

Enough for three lives

Photo: TARGET-Nehberg Rüdiger Nehberg passed away on Thursday at the age of 84. One who became known as "Sir Vival" and is quoted on his...

Are there emotional facial expressions in mice?

Joy, fear or pain are reflected in the mouse face. (Image: Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology / Kuhl) It is written on our faces: Whether...

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...

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