Microscopic image of the periodically layered structures of mother-of-pearl. (Image: Igor Zlotnikov)
Strength and shimmering beauty: Mother-of-pearl owes its fascinating properties to an astonishingly...
If bonobos are interrupted in their social grooming, they then “faithfully” resume their obligatory behavior. (Image: USO / iStock)
Interesting parallels to humans: Bonobos...
Many representatives of the passerine birds make themselves loudly heard. (Image: Buchfink, Nataba / iStock)
There is chirping, beeping and humming - in very...
Everywhere it is teeming with the tiny decay products of human plastic waste. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock)
It's teeming everywhere - the notorious microplastics...
Skull and antlers of a primitive deer. (Image: E.-M. Natzer / SNSB-BSPG)
Elaborate symbols of masculinity: deer are known to shed their antlers again...
In many places nitrogenous fertilization leads to excess nitrate in the soil. (Image: AdobeStock / Countrypixel)
In Europe, significantly more nitrate from over-fertilized soils...
Ticks are fascinating creatures too! (Image: Matt Pinski)
They are notorious among nature lovers: as is well known, ticks can transmit dangerous bacteria to...
In particular, the evolution of the auxin transporter genes made flowering plants what they are. (Image: Yuzhou Zhang / IST)
From simple green algae...
Bees apply fecal stains to the hive entrance. (Image: Heather Mattila / Wellesley College)
Smelly “barricades” at the entrance: Asian honeybees use collected animal...
The sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) immigrated to the Arno. (Image: Senckenberg / Haubrock)
Invasive animal species repeatedly find their way into foreign areas and displace...
Will the Tasmanian Devils make it through the contagious tumor pandemic? (Image: JohnCarnemolla / iStock)
While the Covid-19 crisis is still bothering us,...
Elephant in Amboseli National Park below Kilimanjaro. (Image: Almut Arneth, KIT)
Climate change not only threatens the future of human societies, it also harms...
The protection of old mangrove stands must be in the foreground, say experts. (Image: PJPhoto69 / iStock)
Well meant, but often unsuccessful: The “forests...