Earth & Climate

The risk of fires due to climate change is also increasing in Europe

People living in the Mediterranean, in particular, will have to prepare for more severe wildfires in the spring and summer. In previous years, violent...

With electrons against germs in seeds

In order to produce healthy plants, seeds should be free of pathogens....

Photo worth seeing: Winged link of evolution

This Australian bee is one of a species that may be making the transition from solitary to insect colony life right now. "The existence of...

20 cm nudibranch with very long penis discovered in Montenegro

Somewhere deep in the rainforest, researchers sometimes come across an undiscovered insect, but it doesn't happen often that they still find new animal...

Export production threatens habitats

The area under cultivation for agricultural trade has increased to over 23 percent worldwide. © Pexels/ Mikhail Nilov Whether grain, vegetables or rubber: Global...

‘Dominoes don’t fall faster on smooth or rough surfaces’

What determines how quickly dominoes fall? Two engineers determined this by working with virtual dominoes. Until 2009, dropping as many dominoes as possible...

Last night bizarre mites had sex in your pores

The first-ever complete DNA analysis of the mites that live in our hair follicles reveals some peculiar body features and even more remarkable...

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