Earth & Climate

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...

Adult howler monkeys also play and for a very surprising reason

The monkeys appear to keep the peace through play. Howler monkeys live in the dense rainforests of Mexico and Costa Rica. Scientists have...

Swallowed lead ammunition threatens birds of prey

Birds of prey populations across Europe are apparently significantly reduced due to lead poisoning from hunting ammunition. © RSPB Hunting shots with collateral damage:...

Heat and drought in a double pack

Increase in combined heat-drought extremes in Central Europe depending on the precipitation scenario. © UFZ The combination of droughts and heat waves has particularly...

China: Extinct species of crocodile discovered

Bone finds and an artist's rendering of Hanyusuchus sinensis. © 2022 Masaya Iijima and Hikaru Amemiya A six-meter-long reptile once lurked in the water...

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