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What will the climate look like if the temperature rises by two degrees?

This map shows where and how much the risk of forest and bush fires will have increased if the temperature rises by two degrees....
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Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Venus flytrap electrical signals

Unlike humans and animals, plants do not have a nervous system. Nevertheless, they also react to touch and other stress factors with electrical signals....
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Earth & Climate

Synchronized swimming of the insidious kind

Video: A trumpetfish accompanies a parrotfish through the coral reef. © Sam Matchette Mobile hiding on the hunt: trumpet fish use harmless reef dwellers as...
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Earth & Climate

Climate gas hotspots in the Elbe estuary

Measurements in the port of Hamburg showed comparatively high nitrous oxide emissions. © Hereon/ Sina Bold ...
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Earth & Climate

The greatest diversity of species is in the soil

This springtail of the species Holacanthella spinosa is one of the well-known inhabitants of the soil. But there are many more species hidden...
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Earth & Climate

Fossil evidence of former sea ice loss

Electron micrograph of the foraminifera Turborotalita quinqueloba, which apparently was once able to migrate far into the Arctic Ocean due to ice-free conditions. ...
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Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Complex culture in the Neolithic

Body jewelry is of great importance for the study of ancient cultures. As an important symbol of that time, it offers insight into cultural...
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Earth & Climate

Hydrothermal vents also wrote climate history

Analysis results from drill cores from a cold hydrothermal vent in the North Atlantic have provided clues to the history of the climate. ...
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Earth & Climate

Internal clock also in bacteria

A bioluminescence gene made the beat of the internal clock in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis visible. © Ella Baker, Jack Dorling/ John Innes...
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Earth & Climate

Tree social distancing

By evaluating seed traps (on the right in the picture), researchers were able to derive the expected spatial distribution of trees and compare them...
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Earth & Climate

Primeval filter reptile

Artist's impression of the marine reptile Hupehsuchus nanchangensise hunting small marine animals. © Cheng Long, Wuhan Center of China Geological Survey ...
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Earth & Climate

Prehistoric whale could have been the heaviest animal of all time

This is what the primeval whale Perucetus colossus might have looked like. © Alberto Gennari So far, the blue whale is considered the heaviest animal...
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Earth & Climate

Einkorn genes could improve bread wheat

Einkorn (Triticum monococcum) is an original form of wheat. © Inahwen/ iStock Mankind has been growing the grain einkorn for thousands of years. Breeding later...
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Earth & Climate

Insect diversity reflected in fossil feeding tracks

A fossilized leaf with traces of herbivorous insects. © Torsten Wappler. A questioning look at the most colorful of all animal groups: why did the...
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Earth & Climate

Newly discovered species of fungus kills pear pests

Parasitic leaf fleas sometimes lead to high harvest losses in fruit growing. But a parasitic fungus just discovered in Denmark could help kill the...
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Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Find the intruder

The African cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) is a true master of forgery. Through natural selection, its eggs have evolved to be almost perfect mimics of...
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Earth & Climate

Record-Old Jellyfish Fossils

Artist's impression of the Cambrian jellyfish Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. © Christian McCall They glide majestically through the seas - and have done so for ages, as...
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Earth & Climate

Computer help for Konrad Lorenz’ heirs

Automatically recording the behavior of many animals is not easy. © karlbarrett/iStock Research into animal behavior is currently still dependent on human observations that are...
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Earth & Climate

Gorillas: On the trail of “ghost ancestors”.

A mother mountain gorilla and her cub in Bwindi National Park. © Mike Cranfield, Gorilla Doctors ...
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Diamonds are formed at a depth of 150 km

Precious stones with deep geological history. © Xsandra/iStock What sparkles on many a ring finger today originated more than 150 kilometers deep in the earth's mantle. A...
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