Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Tinkering with the proton beam

Here, two scientists are preparing an experiment using the POLARIS laser at the University of Jena. This should help to make it easier...

Nocturnal braking effect on fires is disappearing

More and more frequently, forest and bush fires also offer favorable development conditions at night. © Xp33gt/iStock More and more often, it burns longer...

New method should make popular metals easier to recycle

American researchers have devised a new way to fish rare earths, crucial for many electrical appliances, from various types of waste. You will find...

Photo worth seeing: Toxic snack

This Japanese squirrel appears to be feeding on a poisonous toadstool with ease. This not only helps the rodent to survive, the fungus...

Dino with severe respiratory infection

Artist's impression of the sick sauropod "Dolly". © Woodruff et al. (2022) and Corbin Rainbolt. Coughing, breathing difficulties and the long neck must...

Monkeys can also succumb under pressure

When the stakes are high, the pressure can become too much. Also for monkeys. You probably remember a time when failure was not...

Record-breaking bubble lasts no less than 465(!) days

Anyone who has ever blown bubbles knows that those bubbles are usually short-lived. The situation is very different for a very special...

How crabs deceive with big guns

This male crab tries to impress his rivals and partners with his extremely enlarged claws. © craykeeper/ iStock Big scissors, nothing behind? Sexual...

Chimpanzees treat their wounds by rubbing insects in them

In a nature reserve in Gabon, Africa, German scientists have seen chimpanzees rubbing insects in open wounds on themselves and others of their...

‘Dog droppings in nature reserves bad for biodiversity’

According to Belgian researchers, dogs provide considerable amounts of extra nitrogen and phosphorus in nature reserves through their faeces. Poo on the sidewalk...

Wound treatment with “insect ointment”

This video shows Suzee, a chimpanzee, inspecting a wound on the foot of her teenage son Sia. Then she catches an insect out...

Ocean floors appear to harbor countless hard-to-place life forms

About two-thirds of the organisms on the ocean floor don't really fit taxonomically, according to new research. It is no secret that many life...

Photo worth seeing: Eternal Song

The magnificent plumage and song of the highland sunbird in East Africa differ little from separate, related species. Researchers conclude that the songs...

How microbes survive extreme heat

The Japanese drill ship Chikyu provided the samples from the deep seabed. (Image: JAMSTEC) Where are the limits of life? Up to what...

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