Earth & Climate

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:...

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...

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,...

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 ...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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/...

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...

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....

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...

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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