Biology

Migratory animals live faster

Migrating geese. (Image: phalder / iStock) Many animal species migrate long distances year after year between the areas where they raise their offspring and...

Photosynthesis in the spotlight

Researchers want to make better and better use of the power of light. (Image: AzmanL / iStok) The light of the sun provides energy...

Saving fertilizer without sacrificing yield?

There are strong country differences in terms of fertilizer use and irrigation, as can be seen here on the border between Kazakhstan and China....

Species formation despite gene exchange

Mosquito of the species Chironomus riparius (Image: lkpro / shutterstock.com) Biological concept put to the test: Until now, scientists assumed that two populations had to...

New species of monkey discovered in Myanmar

Female and young of the Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa). Photo: (Image: Thaung Win) The most species-rich genus of the long-tailed monkey and colobus monkey,...

On the trail of the genetics of coral death

The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is particularly hard hit by coral bleaching. (Image: Australian Institute of Marine Science) The reefs of the earth...

Elephant repellent made from lion aroma

Lions are the only animal enemies of the African elephants. (Photo: R Rees / iStock) How can elephants be carefully prevented from plundering plantations?...

Do snails have teeth?

A Roman snail chops up a lettuce leaf coated with gruel with its rasping tongue. (Image: University of Hamburg) They also eat very hard...

Cockatoos: hobbyists with imagination

Sharp intellect in feathered heads - the Goffin's cockatoos have once again demonstrated their amazing intelligence: The birds can recreate objects from memory based...

Hemp – a water-saving alternative to cotton?

Hemp plants in drought. (Image: Flemming / ATB) Hemp plants could make textiles of the future more environmentally friendly. Because the fiber plants...

Mushroom-plant friendship sweetens tomatoes

Tomato plants that live in symbiosis with mushrooms require less fertilizer and produce better fruit. (Photo: Bettina home, IPB) An exchange with friends is...

View of tree death in Germany

Open crowns and dead trees: Max Planck researchers use drones to study the condition of forests and investigate how they could change in the...

Ants swallow their acid as “medicine”

An ant takes a portion of acid from its abdomen. (Image: Simon Tragust) Anyone who annoys ants is known to get burning acid from...

Ghost nets in sight

Lost or discarded nets are the most dangerous type of plastic waste for marine animals. (Image: richcarey / iStock) Plastic pollution of the fateful...

How does the biggest heart in the world beat?

The researchers measured the heartbeat of this blue whale in Monterey Bay. (Image: Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab) Blue whales are the...

Which hydropower plants are particularly dangerous for fish?

The risk to fish varies depending on the hydropower plant. (Image: Angelina Tittmann) Not every hydropower plant is equally dangerous for fish, as a...

Like octopuses with the tentacles taste

An octopus examines a cup. (Image: Lena van Giesen) With the sensory cells in their suction cups, octopuses can perceive not only mechanical, but...

Social distancing among “vampires”

Passive social distancing apparently inhibits the spread of disease in vampire bats. (Image: Sherri and Brock Fenton / Behavioral Ecology) In the corona pandemic,...

How generous are corvids?

Ravens are considered to be rather selfish. (Photo: Lisa Horn) Donated corvids: The social life of birds in the Corvidae family determines their generosity,...

Dead Baltic porpoises after a mine was blown

When mine blasts, harbor porpoises are exposed to a high risk of injury from sound and pressure waves. (Image: BrendanHunter) Acoustic trauma with fatal...

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