Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: The book that tackles a topic in the most original way 204

Knowledge book of the year 2024 in the SURPRISE category The ghost town...

Photo worth seeing: New heights of computing power

As one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world, “JUPITER” at...

How cockatoos choose between light and heavy things

Goffin's cockatoos prefer light over heavier objects. © Antonio J. Osuna-Mascaró Goffin cockatoos...

Photo worth seeing: Technology of tomorrow

How do crops become drought-resistant? Where can AI improve our lives? What...

Migrant titmice learn from their neighbors

A tit in the learning test. © Hervé Glabeck/Docland Yard When titmice find...

Photo worth seeing: Compressed air robot snake

Researchers have developed a snake-like robot that grows in length to reach...

CO2 emissions are rising more slowly, but there is still no trend reversal

What is the balance of CO2 emissions for 2024? This is what the Global Carbon Budget reveals. © acilo/ iStock ...

How apple blossoms can be used against fungal infestation

Photo of the apple orchards where the flowers were picked for the study. © unibz ...

World Climate Conference COP29: What is it about?

The 29th World Climate Conference (COP29) will take place in Baku from November 11th to 22nd, 2024. © Heiness/ iStock ...

Photo worth seeing: Plant stories

Wars were fought over the valuable nutmeg. Using peppermint, Joseph Priestley conducted...

Photo worth seeing: An endangered sea giant

The dazzling blue and yellow of this giant clam (Tridacna gigas) may...

Photo worth seeing: Grave recycling in late antiquity

An archaeologist shows that the destruction of late antique monuments was not...

New bacteria found in deep-sea corals

Biologists have discovered new bacteria in the tissue of Callogorgia delta corals. © Ecogig Consortium ...

World Nature Conservation Summit ended without conclusion

Plenary session during the UN Biodiversity Conference in Cali. © UN Biodiversity/CC by 2.0 ...

Photo worth seeing: The great unknown

“When you have reached the last page (…), you will still not...

Photo worth seeing: The breath of the sun

If you think you've missed another solar eclipse when you look at...

The oldest fossil tadpole in the world

The newly discovered tadpole lived during the time of the dinosaurs. © Gabriel Lío ...

Photo worth seeing: Wheelchair control with your back

Efficient and joint-friendly travel: Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a wheelchair...

Photo worth seeing: Climate crisis visual

Water shortages, overheated cities, extreme weather – the situation in times of...

Save the bats!

Biologists have developed a new antidote for white-nose disease. © Jason Headley White-nose...

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