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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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Earth & Climate

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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Earth & Climate

‘Vacuum cleaner’ to suck methane at bottom of reservoirs

Test of the prototype methane suction device on the Wupper Vorsperre. © TH Cologne Large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane can be produced at...
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Earth & Climate

Glyphosate makes bumblebees incapable of learning

Glyphosate impairs the learning and cognition of bumblebees. © Sander Meertins/ iStock The controversial herbicide glyphosate not only kills plants, but also impairs the cognitive...
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Earth & Climate

Surprisingly warm plankton feeder

Basking sharks swim with their mouths open, filtering plankton from the water. © Rebecca Belleni Photography/iStock ...
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Northwest Greenland was ice-free 400,000 years ago

This is what the landscape might have looked like where there is a thick layer of ice today. © Josh Brown, University of...
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Earth & Climate

“Plastic rock” threatens the oceans

Plastiglomerate made from coral debris held together by melted plastic waste. © Birgit Mohr, University of Kiel ...
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