Earth & Climate

Dog of inexperienced owner more often shows strange behavior

Under what circumstances do dogs exhibit abnormal, repetitive behaviors such as chasing their own tail? Finnish researchers investigated this. When zoos were much...

Another massive bleaching of coral in Great Barrier Reef

“Recent history is repeating itself.” It just seems like it can't stop in the Great Barrier Reef. Once again, aerial photos reveal that...

Fertile Dolphin Male Friendships

Male dolphins form complex friendship systems with each other. Image: www.sharkbaydolphins.org and © Simon Allen Friendly factor in reproductive success: In the case of...

Bone density reveals lifestyle

A study shows that the spinosaurs in what is now North Africa were adapted to life in the water. Artistic rendering © Davide...

People are returning diseases to animals much more often than previously thought

In addition to the coronavirus, it has happened nearly 100 times that humans have returned a pathogen to wild animals. Originally, the coronavirus jumped...

Tragic Photos Reveal Octopuses Use Our Junk to Hide

That may seem resourceful, but it can sometimes have various negative consequences. There was already anecdotal evidence that octopuses interact with the junk that...

Sulphurous impact witnesses

This Texas rock formation contains Chicxulub impact age deposits. © James D. Witts The impact of the Chicxulub asteroid 66 million years ago triggered a...

European plastic makes entire Arctic tour

The route taken by small pieces of plastic after being deposited into the sea by northern European rivers is more complicated than you...

City as an evolutionary factor

White clover shows widespread adaptation to urban life. ©MarcJohnson Using the example of white clover, researchers have shown for the first time on a...

Photo worth seeing: Sensor technology inspired by dandelion

These small sensors not only look like dandelion seeds, they also fly through the air like this and could make agriculture more digital. Using wireless...

How wildfires affect the ozone layer

Forest fire in the Blue Mountains of Australia© lovleah/ iStock In the Australian summer of 2019/2020 there were devastating fires that destroyed around 12.5 million...

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