Earth & Climate

Climate change is affecting the soil more than expected

Researchers take soil samples in their test area in California. © Michael WI Schmidt Soils are important stores of carbon. In particular, certain organic compounds...

Muscle Reconstruction: “Lucy” stood like us

3D model of the reconstructed muscle structures of the locomotor system of the Australopithecus afarensis woman "Lucy". © Dr Ashleigh Wiseman On the trail of...

Photo worth seeing: A 3D printed blood vessel

What looks a bit like a pupil is actually a cross-section through a special kind of blood vessel: this multi-layered structure was created from...

Amazon: Protecting the valleys is particularly important

Areas in the Amazon region with particularly "resilient" fog formation could serve as important refuges for the forest ecosystem in climate change. ©...

More than air quality recorded

Air measuring stations - like this one in Scotland - could also provide important information on biodiversity. © National Physical Laboratory / Local...

Do pigeons dream of flying?

Pigeons in the sights of sleep research. © RUB, Marquard On the trail of animal dreams: Researchers have looked into the brains of sleeping pigeons...

New primate genome catalogue

In the evolution of the Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas), there were very similar mechanisms as in the evolution to early humans, as shown by...

Frog with Cargo: Invasive species don’t come alone

Johnstone's Whistlefrog (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) juvenile. © Franziska Leonhardt When alien species invade new regions, they also bring their microbes with them, most notably bacteria found...

Photo worth seeing: Hawaiian Birds in Danger

This Amakihi's world is upside down. The Hawaiian forest bird and its relatives are currently fearing deadly avian malaria, which is carried by invasive...

Scales turned into feathers

As a result of a special treatment during development in the egg, chicken embryos develop feathers (right) on their feet instead of the normal...

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