Earth & Climate

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Important tiny things banished to the depths

Representatives of arctic zooplankton, such as copepods, follow the twilight. © Barbara Niehoff The Arctic sea-ice retreat changes the light conditions in the water and...
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Earth & Climate

Kakapos: Species conservation with genetic information

Kakapos are nocturnal, flightless parrots. © Jake Osborne The New Zealand flightless parrot Kakapo is critically endangered. Detailed genetic data should now help to make...
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Cotton swab test for the rainforest

Smear of a leaf to obtain animal DNA traces.© HIOH / Andreas Sachse Recording the biodiversity in rainforests is important for their protection, but also...
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Photo worth seeing: Disturbed aquatic insect development

Insecticides affect more than just so-called pests. Other living beings that are exposed to the chemicals are also harmed. This is confirmed by a...
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Pear trees turned into reefs

Researchers examine the inhabitants of an overgrown "tree reef" on the North Sea floor. © Jon Dickson ...
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How Venus doesn’t burn her mouth

To protect itself, the Venus Flytrap closes its traps when it senses the heat of an approaching fire. © aLittleSilhouetto, illustration top right:...
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Earth & Climate

Dead penguin chicks from sea ice loss

Emperor penguins depend on stable sea ice to raise their young. © British Antarctic Survey In four Antarctic emperor penguin colonies, premature melting of Antarctic...
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CO2 compensation from forest protection projects overestimated

Forest conservation is often used as a method for offsetting carbon emissions. Because trees absorb the greenhouse gas and store it in their...
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Earth & Climate

Could Germany feed itself?

Long supply chains burden the climate and are not always reliable, which is why the call for regional food production is getting louder. Theoretically,...
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Earth & Climate

How a fish sees with its skin

The boar wrasse (Lachnolaimus maximus) can change its coloration, here a juvenile in the normal spotted color variant. © Lorian Schweikert ...
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Earth & Climate

Germany is missing its climate targets

The climate protection measures have so far not been sufficient to achieve the German climate targets. © acilo/ iStock ...
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Earth & Climate

Retina of a baby fish 42 hours after fertilization

The formation of organs during embryonic development is a true multitasking process: the tissue grows and takes on a specific shape. At the same...
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Volcanoes turn herbs into trees

A woody plant species from the Canary Islands has survived despite thick ash cover after a volcanic eruption. Their relatives on the continent...
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Earth & Climate

The most beautiful natural treasures in Europe

Csaba Daróczi, 1st place: "War and Peace" is what Csaba Daróczi called this picture, in which two male rabbits are fighting for their territory...
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Wild meerkats are dying earlier and earlier

A group of meerkats before their burrow in the Kuruman River Reserve, South Africa © Dr. Alice Risley ...
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Urban great tits have paler feathers

Great tits' yellow breast area is often paler in urban specimens. © ryttersfoto/ iStock Animals living in cities not only show adaptations in their behavior,...
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Fog neatly captured

Fog is loaded with air pollutants in some regions. © Ramon Carretero/iStock A clever combination of water extraction and treatment: Researchers have developed a specially...
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Earth & Climate

How marine bacteria break down oil

After an oil spill, bacterial degradation of the oil plays an important role in the regeneration of the marine environment. © onuma Inthapong/...
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Smallest whale in the world on the verge of extinction

This area of ​​ocean off the coast of southern California is where the vaquita occurs—for now. © Appreciate/ iStock ...
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Cleared water also disrupts river life

The treated water from sewage treatment plants is often discharged into nearby streams and rivers. In this way, critical problem substances still get...
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