Earth & Climate

Earth & Climate

Running water: Ecosystem functions significantly impaired

Flowing waters like this stream often have a disturbed self-cleaning ability. © Mario Brauns / UFZ Whether through agriculture or wastewater - human activities...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Scientists introduce something else to worry about: agricultural vehicles as heavy as dinosaurs

Tractors, combine harvesters and beet harvesters: farmers have increasingly larger and heavier machines at their disposal. The idea is that this will...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Why female octopus die so early

California two-spotted octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) © Kathryn Knight/ University of Chicago Octopuses are known for their high intelligence and amazing ability to change colors. ...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Prehistoric lizards allow deep insight

This fossil of an early scaled reptile reveals something about the anatomy of prehistoric lizards - and thus also about the beginnings of their...
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Earth & Climate

Nobody wants to think about the climate crisis in a restaurant, but with this cunning menu you do that anyway

Scientists have shown that with a special menu they can ensure that people make more climate-friendly choices. Deep down, of course, we all...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Unraveled the way sunscreen harms corals

We've known for some time that a commonly used substance in sunscreens affects corals. But now we also understand why, paving the...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Trees appear to grow slightly differently than expected

And that means we may have overestimated the amount of carbon that trees will pluck from the air in the future. What does the...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

How nitrogen fertilizer could become more environmentally friendly

Researchers have developed a novel nitrogen fertilizer. © Gesine Born/ DESY Fertilizers bring yields, but lead to over-fertilization of water bodies and pollute the...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Sea creatures as a makeover?

Here, a colony of sea squirts grows on the sea floor - this sea creature is not only a delicacy in Asia, but is...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

This spider runs into the water when threatened (and can then stay under water for up to 30 minutes)

A clever, but also quite unusual tactic. When a spider feels threatened, it will run nine times out of ten. But the big,...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Recent volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean appears to have caused commotion even in space

In the hours after the Tonga volcano erupted, unprecedentedly powerful winds and unusual electrical currents sprang up at the edge of space. To say...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

The chance that the warming earth will soon break through the magical limit of 1.5 degrees has increased enormously

In 2015, the chance was still almost 0 percent. Now it's fifty-fifty. That states the World Meteorological Organization Today. The forecast is...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Did difficult childbirth boost intelligence?

Birth simulation of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) with three different fetal head sizes. It only fits through the birth canal if the brain is...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

More fire in protected nature areas during lockdowns

Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

When the need arises, this bat will do something very special

He's going to buzz like a wasp. When an owl has set its sights on a pale bat, the latter seems to be able...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

These are the most extreme heat waves of the past sixty years

Peru and Alaska, among others, have experienced periods in which it was much warmer than average in recent decades, a new study shows. Where...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

It’s now official: the amount of helium in our atmosphere is also increasing

Scientists have suspected it for some time, but can now confirm that the concentration of helium-4 in the atmosphere is increasing. And...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Bats scare owls with hornet sounds

The greater mouse-eared bat can apparently imitate the sounds of stinging insects. © Marco Scalisi When they feel threatened, they buzz like angry stinging...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

How microbial protein as a meat substitute can save the world’s forests

Replacing 20 percent of meat with microbial protein could cut annual deforestation in half by 2050, a new study finds. We have known for...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Important weapon in the fight against climate change also appears to produce enormous amounts of sugar

Worldwide, there is a million tons of sucrose hidden under sea grasses – enough for 32 billion cans of Coke! Seagrasses form lush green...
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