Earth & Climate

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...

A global map of tree heights

forest from above. © ViktorCap/ iStock The height of trees provides a lot of information about the structure and condition of deciduous and tropical...

Hitchhiking is even life-threatening for the indestructible tardigrade

Scientists have found experimental evidence that tardigrades piggyback on snails to disperse over greater distances. But that doesn't always end well... Tartars are...

Photo worth seeing: Species-rich hunters on eight legs

This big-eyed jumping spider is the 50,000th species of spider discovered and officially described. But the true number of species of eight-legged hunters...

This 3D-printed fingertip ‘feels’ the same way we do

The aim is to develop sensitive 'artificial skins' – for example for prosthetics – that can feel comparable – if not better –...

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