Biology

Wastewater treatment plants emit more greenhouse gases than expected

Specially developed drone to record greenhouse gas emissions. © Magnus Gålfalk Using sensors mounted on drones, climate researchers have determined how much greenhouse gases...

Elijah Burt - November 3, 2025

Biology

Visiting the true creatures of the night

Owls are perfectly adapted to a life in darkness. © BrilliantEye/ iStock Darkness, fog and mysterious noises: While many of us celebrate Halloween this Friday,...

Elijah Burt - October 31, 2025

Biology

Bowhead whales: Long-lived thanks to DNA repair?

Bowhead whales are particularly long-lived, but rarely develop cancer. © Vladimir Chebanov/ iStock Bowhead whales can live over 200 years, making them the longest-lived mammals...

Elijah Burt - October 31, 2025

Biology

Beautifully terrible Halloween animals

The “dark season” has begun, and it begins with Halloween, the festival of well-groomed horror. October 31st is often associated with black cats or...

Elijah Burt - October 30, 2025

Biology

When the first animals burrowed into the ground

Fossil traces of Treptichnus streptosus in 550 million year old sediment.© NIGPAS The seabed today offers a rich biotope for worms, snails, mussels and many...

Elijah Burt - October 30, 2025

Biology

Arctic: Polar bears are important food suppliers for others

Two young polar bears with a seal carcass. © Wayne Lynch Polar bears play an important role in the Arctic ecosystem: the food they leave...

Elijah Burt - October 29, 2025

Biology

Wood instead of plastic: How wood can become high-tech

Wood has been used as a building material for thousands of years. © prluka/iStock People have been using wood for thousands of years: to build...

Elijah Burt - October 28, 2025

Biology

Bird flu kills cranes

It is estimated that 2,000 cranes have already died in Germany this autumn. © AlessandroZocc/ iStock Bird flu is back – and this autumn it...

Elijah Burt - October 24, 2025

Biology

Cult crocodile in danger according to the “Green List”.

Female gharial with offspring in Chitwan, Nepal. © Phoebe Griffith In addition to the well-known “Red List”, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...

Elijah Burt - October 22, 2025

Biology

Proper handling of leaves in the garden

Garden owners don't have to use a rake at every point in the garden. © Maksym Belchenko/iStock In autumn, the leaves of trees and...

Elijah Burt - October 21, 2025

Biology

Mysterious Triassic world

The fearsome dinosaur Batrachotomus kupferzellensis roamed what is now southern Germany during the Triassic period. © SMNS, M. Rech Bizarre creatures in sight: In the...

Elijah Burt - October 17, 2025

Biology

The world of dinosaurs

Elijah Burt - October 16, 2025

Biology

Partridge – from a common farm bird to an endangered rarity

The partridge is threatened today, like many field birds. © NABU/Jan Piecha The...

Elijah Burt - October 15, 2025

Biology

How stalagmites get their shape

Stalagmite and stalactite in Punkva Cave, Czech Republic. Researchers have now mathematically described what determines the shape of a stalagmite. © Piotr Szymczak ...

Elijah Burt - October 14, 2025

Biology