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Images from spy satellites document environmental changes

A large clearcut from the 1960s near a forest research area in the southern Black Forest. Although much of the area is now...
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Earth & Climate

Black flies: vicious winners of change

They resemble harmless houseflies - but some species of black flies bite people. © Dorian Dörge ...
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Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Woodlouse spider with a unique selling point

More than 1,300 species of water-dwelling woodlice spiders (Pycnogonida) are known worldwide. While most representatives of these spider-like invertebrates are smaller than a fingernail,...
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Plant death traps become nurseries

The plant Arisaema thunbergii has pitcher-like flowers that can become a death trap for fungus gnats. © Hiroaki Yamashita/ CC by 4.0 ...
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E-cars: More urban charging points are needed

There is a lack of charging options for urban electric cars. © SolStock/ iStock According to the federal government's plan, 15 million electric vehicles should...
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How the “singing apparatus” of baleen whales works

Artist's impression of a humpback whale with the structures of the larynx. © Patricia Jaqueline Matic ...
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Polar bears are threatened with starvation in summer

Polar bear on land in the Western Hudson Bay region. © David McGeachy With climate change, Arctic winters are becoming shorter and shorter, and with...
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Earth & Climate

Animal compass: Magnetic fields shape ant brains

Cataglyphis ants memorize the location of their nest entrance using their sense of the Earth's magnetic field. © Robin Grob ...
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Earth & Climate

Amazon rainforest could reach climate tipping point as early as 2050

Drone shot of the Amônia River and the Amazon forest in Peru in June 2021. © Andre Dib ...
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Microbes improve tea quality

Tea plantation in Fujian, China. © Wei Xin For a perfect cup of tea, not only the type of tea and preparation play a role,...
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Earth & Climate

Does digitalization help the environment?

Can digitalization benefit environmental protection? © weerapatkiatdumrong/ iStock Actually, you wouldn't necessarily associate digitalization and environmental protection with each other. Finally, digital data processing consumes...
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Earth & Climate

Fossil fake exposed

The fossil of Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931 and then apparently artificially “enlarged”. © Dr. Valentina Rossi ...
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Science and hiking: With FreizeitMonster to educational nature trails

Discover the fascinating world of nature trails with FreizeitMonster - an unforgettable adventure full of knowledge and nature experiences. Image: FreizeitMonster ...
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Antarctica: Rapid ice loss 8,000 years ago

Using certain features of the ice in a drill core, the researchers were able to document the drastic loss in height of the ice...
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Earth & Climate

Rapid magma flow beneath Grindavik

Lava eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. © Meghan McCollum/ iStock From December 18, 2023, numerous lava eruptions occurred in the immediate vicinity of...
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Earth & Climate

What is the best way to win people over to climate protection?

How do you get people to behave in a climate-friendly way? © izusek/ iStock In order to effectively combat climate change, the support of every...
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Seagrass meadows become “short grasslands”

Where lush neptune grass (left) still grows today, Halophila seaweed (right), introduced from the Red Sea, could soon spread. © Stephanie Helber Leibniz...
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Earth & Climate

What distinguishes flight plumage

This wing of a species of lark illustrates the rule: nine flight feathers with an asymmetrical structure emerge from the “hand segment” of the...
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Earth & Climate

The ecological consequences of fishing

Fishing is one of the most popular leisure activities in Germany. But what ecological consequences are associated with this? Image: Pexels.com, Lum3n...
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On the trail of the “thermostat” in the brain

Researchers have looked into the brains of transparent zebrafish larvae to determine their temperature regulation behavior. © Image: Portugues Labor / TU Munich ...
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