Earth & Climate

Plastic is built into “organic sand”.

A "sand-grain-forming" foraminifera has ingested yellow fluorescent nanoplastic particles. © Marlena Joppien, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research ...

Photo worth seeing: Sugary micro print

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Streamlined aqua dino

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Earthworms “archived” Ice Age climates

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Achievements for species protection

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Early insights into brain evolution

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Wind power: How high is the risk of collision?

Nathusius' bat died on a wind turbine. © Christian Voigt/ Leibniz-IZW if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-wrapper"); var divAdtile3...

Climate-friendly research ship

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Photo worth seeing: Complex traces

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International plastic agreement could fall short

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Targeting Arctic warming

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Photo worth seeing: New insights into the human brain

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Why mimosas are so sensitive

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Second chance for the Sumatran rhino

Sumatran rhino Kertam in Malaysia. © Ben Jastram/ Leibniz-IZW if(document.documentElement.clientWidth<=1220){ //var divAdtile1 = document.getElementById("iqadtile1-wrapper"); var divAdtile3 = document.getElementById("iqadtile3-wrapper"); //var...

CO2 emissions from buildings at a new high

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Greenland: Underestimated Ice Loss

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Photo worth seeing: Survivalists themselves on Mars?

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Ambrosia beetles breed their own food fungi

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