Biology

Ticks protect themselves from our pathogens

Ticks are fascinating creatures too! (Image: Matt Pinski) They are notorious among nature lovers: as is well known, ticks can transmit dangerous bacteria to...

How flowering plants conquered the world

In particular, the evolution of the auxin transporter genes made flowering plants what they are. (Image: Yuzhou Zhang / IST) From simple green algae...

Bees fight hornets with manure

Bees apply fecal stains to the hive entrance. (Image: Heather Mattila / Wellesley College) Smelly “barricades” at the entrance: Asian honeybees use collected animal...

Only one native fish species left in the Arno

The sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) immigrated to the Arno. (Image: Senckenberg / Haubrock) Invasive animal species repeatedly find their way into foreign areas and displace...

Hope for the Tasmanian Devil

Will the Tasmanian Devils make it through the contagious tumor pandemic? (Image: JohnCarnemolla / iStock) While the Covid-19 crisis is still bothering us,...

Climate change endangers the protection of biodiversity

Elephant in Amboseli National Park below Kilimanjaro. (Image: Almut Arneth, KIT) Climate change not only threatens the future of human societies, it also harms...

Why pandas love horse manure

A wild panda rubbed itself completely with horse manure at minus four degrees Celsius. (Image: Fuwen Wei) You wallow with pleasure in the stinking...

No actionism in mangrove protection!

The protection of old mangrove stands must be in the foreground, say experts. (Image: PJPhoto69 / iStock) Well meant, but often unsuccessful: The “forests...

The otter is animal of the year 2021

Otter (Image: Cloudtail_the_Snow_Leopard / iStock) The otter is a true all-rounder: it is a master swimmer, fish lover, country hunter and fur bearer. And...

The price of the woods

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19578-z How much carbon dioxide can the earth's forests draw from the atmosphere and at what price? Researchers have now investigated this using model...

Biodegradable films for agriculture wanted

Silage films in agriculture (Image: Hof University of Applied Sciences) With the help of bales of silage, farmers produce long-life feed for cattle and other...

Catalog ensures clarity in botany

Leipzig has the oldest botanical garden in Germany and is once again becoming an important center for plant research. (Photo: Swen Reichhold) Expanded and...

How much palm oil is there in candles?

How sustainable are stearin candles? (Image: Ridofranz / iStock) Light in the dark: Christmas is approaching and with it the high season for candles....

What makes the leaves fall

The regulation of autumn leaf fall is complex (Image: Smileus / iStock) As soon as the days get shorter and the temperatures cooler, the foliage...

Comeback for “our” oyster

It has been considered extinct in the German North Sea for around 100 years. But now the European oyster is to be resettled...

Zebra finches can hear who’s chirping

Zebra finches can obviously recognize individuals from their flock by their individual sound characteristics. (Image: sagarmanis / iStock) "That is the voice of ..."...

Plant hides from people

On the left an F. Delavayi plant with a "normal" appearance, on the right a specimen that can hardly be recognized due to the...

Why do parent birds throw their young out of the nest?

Young bird of the willow yellow throat marked with a sensor. (Image: Todd Jones / University of Illinois) Many songbird parents throw their not...

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