Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Luminous material made from algae

Most people are probably familiar with the natural spectacle of bioluminescence from stays by the sea, for example in Moskito Bay on the Caribbean...

Female chimpanzees also go through menopause

Marlene, a female chimpanzee from the Ngogo community in Kibale National Park in Uganda in the post-reproductive phase of life. © Kevin Langergraber,...

Has the jet stream changed?

The polar jet stream shapes the weather in our latitudes. © NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio ...

Antarctica was once crisscrossed by rivers

The topography of Antarctica beneath its ice sheet has so far only been roughly mapped. In East Antarctica, geologists have now discovered and...

How a bizarre parasite controls its victims

The parasitic horsehair worm causes infected praying mantises to drown themselves in water so that it can complete its development there. © Takuya...

More coral reefs threatened than expected

Coral bleaching can also damage corals in deeper water. © University of Plymouth Coral reefs are hotspots of marine biodiversity, but global warming is causing...

Water is worth 55 trillion euros annually

What is the value of water and intact southern water ecosystems? © Nasared/ iStock Entire sectors of the economy depend on water and functioning freshwater...

Photo worth seeing: A Caribbean “Margarita Snail”

The tropical islands of the Florida Keys between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico are a remarkable habitat with enormous biodiversity. The...

How plants warn each other of danger

Video: Light effects illustrate how plants react to airborne warning messages from their threatened neighbors using Ca2+ signals. © Masatsugu Toyota/Saitama University A caterpillar attack...

7 Tips To Managing Waste Created At Work

Are you tired of the ever-growing pile of waste at your workplace? From disposable coffee cups to outdated office equipment, waste generation is an...

Ice shelves in Antarctica are melting

Mass balance of the Antarctic ice shelves from 1997 to 2021. © ESA Antarctica's ice shelves support the glaciers and slow the flow of ice...

Plants produce active ingredients in different ways

The zebra plant (Aphelandra squarrosa) and the common golden nettle (Lamium galebodolon) use different enzymes to produce defense substances. © Karin Groten/ Max...

Turbulent space weather disrupts migratory birds

The sun's activity can change terrestrial magnetic field patterns that migratory birds use to orient themselves. © Artwork by John Megahan, University of...

Photo worth seeing: Colorful fingers as AI helpers

What shines here in fluorescent pink, yellow, green and blue could be the future of behavioral observation. The precise observation of animal and human behavior...

Man scarier than lion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Mv0GUuNrI Video: Flight reactions of various African animals when listening to human speech. © Current Biology, Zanette et al. The real “king” of the predators is...

Land under for coral reefs

This coral reef in Belize with branching Acropora and plate-shaped Millepora corals is still intact and growing. © Eberhard Gischler ...

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