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Hidden glacial ice losses revealed

Glaciers in the Himalayas lose their ice, sometimes invisibly below the surface, in adjacent lakes. © Bob - Adobe Stock ...
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Even supposedly adaptable primates suffer

A female mouse lemur carries a cub. © Manfred Eberle/ German Primate Center They are small, have a high reproductive rate and live in the...
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Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles

Traces of a modern alligator (left) and traces of a prehistoric amphibian from the Rhinesuchidae group. © Groenewald et al., 2023/ PLOS ONE, CC...
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Microplastics alter the gut flora of seabirds

A cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) in flight. This seabird is one of the two species studied as part of the study. ©...
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Life Sizes: Tiny and huge preferred

The giant sequoia is one of the largest living things on earth. © Rafael_Wiedenmeier/ iStock Life comes in all sizes and shapes - but certain...
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Plants make stress sounds

Using acoustic technology, researchers have made the "clicking" of plants audible. © Tel Aviv University For the first time, researchers have apparently listened to plants...
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On the trail of an early rainforest

Fine structures stand out: this seemingly inconspicuous stone shows a Cretaceous fossil of a plant typical of tropical rain forests. Clément Coiffard/FU Berlin ...
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Photo worth seeing: Adaptable Eagles

This bald eagle gazes warily into the distance while clutching its freshly caught fish. At least in the wintry north-west of the USA this...
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Huge eagles once circled over Australia

Silhouettes of the extinct Dynatoaetus gaffae and the modern wedge-tailed eagle, and a comparison of the foot bones of the two species. ©...
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Blossoms lure with dummy flies

A real fly (right) has landed on a flower next to a dummy fly (left) made from the plant. © Roman Kellenberger/ University...
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Tree death in German forests continues

Beeches with crown thinning and drought damage. © Petra Dühnelt/ Thünen Institute The German forest is still doing badly: According to the current forest condition...
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Is empathy ancient?

Zebrafish apparently show basic forms of empathic behavior. © Mirko_Rosenau/iStock We recognize how others are doing and react to it: The ability to empathize shapes...
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Photo worth seeing: Tricky bug butt

Many beetle species never need to drink once throughout their lives, even if they live in deserts or eat dry food. The solution to...
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Ozone destroys “insect perfume”

When Drosophila flies lose their scents due to ozone exposure, they can apparently no longer distinguish males from females. © Benjamin Fabian, Max...
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How animals developed warning colors

This rough-skinned yellow-bellied newt (Taricha granulosa) only shows its warning color in an acute case of defence. © Gary Nafis (grynaf@yahoo.com) ...
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Lakes: paradigm of limnology in question

How can algal blooms in shallow lakes be prevented? © undefined undefined/ iStock Many shallow lakes are over-fertilized with nutrients. This favors algae, clouds the...
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Global mountain forest loss

Mountain forest area in tropics. © zetter/ iStock Mountain forests are refuges for many rare animal and plant species, but they are threatened. A global...
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Baltic Sea: Wind farms as algae breeding stations?

Bladderwrack from one of the cultivation trials. © Martin Wah/ GEOMAR Kiel Algae are true all-rounders. They not only improve the water quality, but are...
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Photo worth seeing: Radiation burst on the sun

Our sun is currently in a very active phase of its cycle. It has repeatedly produced strong radiation bursts in recent weeks, this one...
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Supposed animal fossil turns out to be algae

Fossils of the putative bryozoans. © Zhang Xiguang Until now, paleontologists have assumed that the first bryozoans – like all other major groups in the...
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