Lipids in the conductor tracks limit the negative pressure potential. (Photo: Matej Kanduč, Jožef-Stefan Institute, Ljubljana)
The more you suck on a drinking straw, the...
Highlighted honey bees in a beehive. (Image: Adam G. Dolezal)
Viruses plague not only us humans - the same applies to honeybees. Researchers have now...
Flying insects are particularly important for pollination. (Image: Gabriele Rada)
Studies have repeatedly shown a sharp decline in insects - but mostly only for individual...
Forest damage in Germany (Image: ollo / iStock)
Patient Wald: The current status report has shown that drought, heat, pests and pollutants have affected trees...
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The fact that Louka Delautre is committed to environmental protection is thanks to the city of Mannheim, with all its gray and industrial...
(Image: earthday.org)
April 22 every year is Earth Day. This year, the international day of action with the motto: "Think globally, act locally" is already...
Mugwort ambrosia pollen is an aggressive allergy trigger. (Photo: CABI)
Mugwort ambrosia is particularly troublesome for hay fever sufferers in Europe, because the pollen from...
People know each other in the colonies of flamingos. (Image: robru / iStock)
Sometimes huge colonies of countless animals - one could think that the...
With the seahorses, the males become pregnant clearly visible. (Charlotte Bleijenberg / iStock)
Fascinating role reversal: With the seahorses and pipefish the males are pregnant...
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...
A brown bear (Arctia caja) observed in organic farming - a butterfly species that has now become rare in Bavaria. (Image: Thomas Greifenstein)
Butterflies have...
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...