The glorious male lyre tails are once again living up to their reputation as sonic imitation artists. (Image: Alex Maisey, University of Wollongong)
“Alarm!”...
Painting ship hulls releases microplastics. (Image: GBlakeley / iStock)
It has long been known that the oceans are contaminated by tiny plastic particles. ...
By means of microinjection of dyes, the researchers study processes in the bizarre creatures. (Image: Bjoern Kscheschinski / MPI-DS)
Alien beings in their sights:...
City gardens are important suppliers of nectar for insects. (Image: Nicholas Tew)
Nectar is an important source of food for many insects - especially...
Storm damage: Some forest areas are particularly vulnerable to these growing pressures as a result of climate change. (Image: ollo / iStock)
Storms, fires...
Artist's impression of phages infecting a bacterium. (Image: peterschreiber.media/iStock)
The living environment in our intestines is even more complex than one might think, a...
A deep-water arm pelvis (Pelagodiscus atlanticus) on a piece of plastic film from the deep sea. (Image: Xikun Song / Xiamen University)
For decades,...
Researchers have gained insight into the evolutionary history of the stick hornets and ghosts. They evidently developed their bizarre camouflage methods after the...
The hunting instinct of our domestic cats can make wildlife in the settlement area difficult to create. (Caption: Ornitolog82 / iStock)
Domestic cats make...
The crustaceans, which are only about eleven millimeters in size, are impressively armed. (Image: Patek Lab)
Small but mighty: researchers have documented an underwater...
In contrast to its American cousins, the great mouse-eared mouse is not disturbed by the fungus during energy-saving hibernation. (Image: Ciungara / iStock)
Sleep...
Scientists in many marine regions are using acoustic instruments to research the soundscape in the sea. (Photo: Jana Winderen)
It was never quiet in...
Common marmosets are native to South America. (Image: neil bowman / iStock)
When common marmoset monkeys hear sound recordings of conspecifics, they can clearly...
Volcanic deposits on Mount Pinatubo. (Image: Wyco / iStock
Unexpected rediscovery: The eruption of the Pinatubo volcano in 1991 on the Philippine island of...