Earth & Climate

Earth & Climate

Why do giraffes have such a long neck? Scientists come to a surprising conclusion!

It was long thought that competition for food led to the giraffe's long neck. But new research now suggests things are quite...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

View from space: How the Alps turn green

View of the Swiss Alps. © Sabine Hull Less white - much more green: An evaluation of satellite images from the last 38 years...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

The Alps are getting greener (and that’s bad news)

Vegetation above the treeline has increased significantly in most of the European mountain ranges. On the other hand, unique Alpine plants are...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Missing bearded vulture Wally is dead

Bearded Vulture Lady Wally before her death. © Markus Leitner The bearded vultures, which were once hunted to extinction, are to be reintroduced to...
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Earth & Climate

180 kilometers (!) large plant will go down in the books as the largest plant on earth

The plant – which according to researchers is a true ecological mystery – is not only large, but also old: it has already...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Goldfish turns out to be glutton and daredevil – which can get other species in trouble

Tired of your goldfish? Releasing them into nature may sound like a solution, but with a view to biodiversity, it turns out...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Looking for CO2 sinks

Forests, like the Brazilian rainforest shown here, are important CO2 sinks. © FG Trade/ iStock The preservation and reforestation of forests is considered an...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Siberian tundra threatens to be overrun by…larch trees

Due to climate change, larch forests threaten to advance at a speed of 30 kilometers per decade. And that could end the...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

American researchers develop a robot smaller than a flea

The remote-controlled robot is only half a millimeter in size and could possibly be used during surgical procedures in the future. Engineers have developed...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Scientists treat hummingbirds to a trip to the mountains (but it doesn’t end well)

The smallest bird in the world turns out to be no match for the harsh, mountainous conditions. And that significantly limits the...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Advance of the trees swallow arctic tundra

Solitary trees in the Siberian tundra. © Stefan Kruse Global warming is threatening ecosystems and vegetation zones around the world. But in the...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

New, super-reactive substance discovered in Earth’s atmosphere that may affect our health and climate

The newly discovered substance is extremely oxidizing. And so scientists suspect that the effects of this substance could be far-reaching. Our atmosphere is...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Enzyme discovered in cemetery can break down plastic packaging in 24 hours

The enzyme works record-breakingly fast and proves that biological recycling of PET can go much faster than was thought possible until recently. In the...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

On the trail of “hot” and “cold” dinosaurs

Schematic representation of some animals examined as part of the study. Orange tones indicate a high and blue a low metabolic rate. ...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Bacteria are everywhere except in snake venom (or so we thought)

New research shows – surprisingly – that bacteria can even be found in the venom of snakes. And the same goes for...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Rock salt turns out to harbor 830-million-year-old microorganisms (which may very well still be alive!)

It is probably bacteria or algae that became trapped in the minerals hundreds of millions of years ago. That can be read in the...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Hologram reacts to its surroundings

butterfly or caterpillar? The holography system shown here can project both or only one of these animals - the hologram changes depending on...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

Democratic decision to mass start

In winter, hundreds of jackdaws often congregate in roosting trees, from which they set out together in the morning. © Jolle Jolles "I vote...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

This salamander turns out to be a pretty good glider pilot and paratrooper

A species of salamander that lives in the canopy of tall trees makes clever use of glider and parachute techniques, according to wind...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

The ‘known unknowns’ of the influence of the climate on our health

There are still many unanswered questions about the impact of climate change on our health. RIVM has drawn up an action plan...
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