Earth & Climate

Huge amount of groundwater discovered in Antarctica for the first time

The discovery may have implications for how the frozen continent responds to or may even contribute to climate change. We know that even Antarctica,...

Titanic bacteria turns out to not only love rust, but also have a soft spot for plastic

The bacterium clings to the plastic and, if possible, 'surfs' across the oceans. Researchers write that in the magazine Environmental Pollution† They base...

Sweet surprise among marine meadows

A researcher takes a sample from the root zone of a seagrass meadow in the Mediterranean Sea. © HYDRA Marine Sciences Over a million...

Interesting hydrodynamics in plesiosaurs

Flow simulations have revealed water resistance factors in the bizarrely shaped marine iguanas of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. © S. Gutarra Diaz The...

‘More than 1800 species of reptiles are teetering on the edge of the abyss’

And if all those species perish, we will also lose about 15.6 billion years(!) of evolutionary history, researchers warn. After researchers previously looked into...

Dino era tick ambers

This fossil tick appears to represent a missing link between leather ticks and shield ticks. Right: A Cretaceous tick preserved together with a...

Photo worth seeing: A millipede honoring Taylor Swift

Here Nannaria swiftae crawls across the forest floor of the Appalachian Mountains: Scientists named this species of millipede, newly discovered in the USA, after...

Modern slavery is a lot easier to fight with a little help from space

From space – with a little help from artificial intelligence – what often remains hidden from the Earth's surface becomes painfully visible. Modern...

Flash escape from sexual cannibalism

Spider ladies love their lovers to eat! In order not to end up as a meal after sex, the males of an Asian...

Study: Dogs that eat vegan are the healthiest

Dogs fed food without animal products are on average healthier than dogs fed the usual meat-containing food, British and Australian researchers have found. "It's...

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