Earth & Climate

Do animals not only have emotions, but also feelings?

Many biologists and psychologists shy away from attributing feelings to animals. Wrongly, say three scientists in an opinion piece. In everyday speech we...

Artificial intelligence invents 40,000 possible bioweapons in 6 hours

A salient detail: the researchers used artificially intelligent software that was basically developed to promote the discovery of new medicines. In the search...

A new eye for environmental research

The German environmental satellite EnMAP is soon to deliver data that can be used to investigate many questions relating to the environment and agriculture. Source:...

‘Some spiders use their webs as hearing aids’

It's the first evidence that some spiders outsource 'hearing' to their webs; a finding that could lead to the development of interesting...

Storm surges in Europe are increasing

Storm surge on the British coast. © Moorefam/ iStock Climate change is causing sea levels to rise and coastal regions around the world are...

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...

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