Biology

Fossil pterosaur meals

Artist's impression of a pterosaur in a coastal habitat in what is now southern Germany during the Early Jurassic period. © SMNS, L. Reinoehl ...

Feathered winners of the Middle Ages

The stork apparently only conquered some areas of distribution in Europe as a result of agricultural change. A stork's nest in Bergenhusen, Schleswig-Holstein. ©...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to protein researchers

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors researchers who have made significant progress in the elucidation of protein structures. © Christoph Burgstedt / iStock...

How eagles become gliding experts

Young golden eagles were equipped with GPS transmitters to study the development of their flight behavior over the course of the first three years....

Pluripotent stem cells from giant pandas created

Giant pandas are endangered. In the future, however, induced stem cells could help with the reproduction and research of this species. © leungchopan/ iStock ...

Mushrooms: The underestimated superpower in the crosshairs

The structures of many fungal organisms only become clear when magnified. Pictured: Microscopic image of a Penicillium fungus. © alanphillips/iStock ...

Where does discarded plastic waste end up?

Although most of our plastic waste ends up in official landfills, large amounts also end up in nature without any control. © walid Moujanni...

Bird of the Year wanted

These five bird species are up for election as “Bird of the Year” 2025. © NABU; Black Redstart: Dennis Lorenz/BIA; Crane: Mario Suarez Porras/BIA;...

How a salt crisis changed biodiversity in the Mediterranean

These seven to eight million year old salt deposits contain numerous fossils from the time before the Messinian salinity crisis in the Mediterranean. ©...

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