Biology

Lungfish has largest animal genome

The genome of South American lungfish is the largest in the animal kingdom. © Katherine Seghers, Louisiana State University ...

Bacteria as methane swallowers

Methane-oxidizing bacteria help us in the fight against climate change. © Sina Schorn/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology ...

What is the weather like in the deep sea?

Things are more dynamic in the deep sea than previously thought. © MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen ...

Mysterious ice underside mapped

A complex structured blanket landscape can be seen on the underside of the Antarctic ice shelf. © Filip Stedt / University of Gothenburg ...

Iron-coated “dragon teeth” in sight

Iron gives the jagged edges of Komodo dragon teeth an orange hue. © LeBlanc et al. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02477-7, License: CCBY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ...

Oxygen from the dark deep sea

This dark structure is a manganese nodule from the deep sea. They have proven to be unexpected oxygen producers. © Franz Geiger/ Northwestern University ...

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