Biology

Greener aquaculture networks

Scientists with test networks of an aquaculture. (Photo: Julia Siekmann, Uni Kiel) Aquacultures now supply around half of all edible fish worldwide - despite...

Wie unberührt ist die Antarktis?

Touristen in der Antarktis. (Bild: redtea/ iStock) Die Antarktis ist der einzige Kontinent ohne dauerhafte menschliche Besiedlung – von ein paar Polarforschern mal abgesehen. Wie...

Fascinating swarm intelligence

Clever together: As a group, some living things can develop properties or skills that individual individuals do not have. Max Planck researchers are concerned...

Acute loss of land vertebrates

The harlequin researcher (Atelopus varius) is one of the species on the abyss. (Image: Gerardo Ceballos) The sixth mass extinction is in full swing: all...

Color intensive struggle for survival

Some corals show a color effect in the context of coral bleaching. (Image: The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey) On the trail of...

Bumblebee bites sprout flowers

Bumblebees apparently deliberately damage leaves to cause a reaction. (Hannier Pulido, De Moraes and Mescher Laboratories) If hungry bumblebees find no flowers, they take...

Insight into the code of the carnivores

Researchers have decoded the genome of the carnivorous plants Venus fly trap (left), sundew (center) and water trap (right). (Image: Dirk Becker / Sönke...

The ambassador

Photo: private Member of the youth delegation for Germany at the UN Nature Conservation Conference. Ambassador for the UN Decade of Biodiversity. These are impressive...

Working with friends also relaxes monkeys

Close friends: two Javanese monkeys. (Image: Animal Ecology / Universiteit Utrecht) Working stress is often easier to endure than being alone - monkeys can also...

Confusion when looking for an apartment

Hermit crabs are looking for empty snail shells as mobile homes. (alxpin / iStock) Myriads of tiny plastic particles threaten marine ecosystems worldwide. A study...

Enough space for wolves

Wild wolf (Image: Heiko Anders) Wolves have been back in Germany for over 20 years and their number is slowly increasing. But how much space...

Biofuel for the ship’s tank

Ship emissions are a major environmental problem. (Image: danaibe12 / iStock) Whether cruise ship, freighter or ferry: So far, shipping has been anything but environmentally...

Herbal suction power puzzles solved

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...

Alcoholized animal?

How well do elephants tolerate alcohol? (Image: az_garret / iStock) At some point, as is well known, the measure is exceeded - but in principle...

Bee virus trickes its hosts

Highlighted honey bees in a beehive. (Image: Adam G. Dolezal) Viruses plague not only us humans - the same applies to honeybees. Researchers have now...

Green food with a hearty mushroom side dish

A sponge spider caterpillar greedily eats the spores of a rust fungus that has infested a poplar leaf. (Photo: MPI for Chemical Ecology /...

Insect decline can also be detected worldwide

Flying insects are particularly important for pollination. (Image: Gabriele Rada) Studies have repeatedly shown a sharp decline in insects - but mostly only for individual...

The forest is doing worse than ever

Forest damage in Germany (Image: ollo / iStock) Patient Wald: The current status report has shown that drought, heat, pests and pollutants have affected trees...

The founder

Photo: private The fact that Louka Delautre is committed to environmental protection is thanks to the city of Mannheim, with all its gray and industrial...

“Earth Day”: Earth Day turns 50

(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...

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