Earth & Climate

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...

Mosquitoes are not only attracted to your smell, but also to your color

Research reveals that after they smell you, mosquitoes go for specific colors, including red and orange. How does a mosquito locate you in...

Released lynx have low genetic diversity

A lynx in the Alps. (Image: Christine Breitenmoser/ KORA) Because they were hunted excessively, lynx were now extinct in Central Europe. Although there...

With the clubfoot frogs, we also threaten to get rid of their toxins for good – and that is a problem

Because poisons have proved to be a grateful source of inspiration for pharmaceuticals. clubfoot frogs (Atelopus) are very colorful and diverse: no fewer than...

Dumb as a fish

The squirrel fish are examples of "talkative" inhabitants of the underwater world. (Image: JEFFREY T WILLIAMS) They hum, squeak, drum...: A study shows that...

The highest glacier on Mount Everest is also no match for climate change

The glacier has been thinning rapidly, especially since the 1990s, according to several record-breaking measurements. It is now clear that climate change has a...

Climate change is making coral reef refuges disappear

Coral bleaching off Japan. © Berger Lab Climate change is threatening coral reefs even more than previously thought. A study shows that even...

World’s smallest land snail discovered

The smallest known land snail: Angustopila psammion. ©Senckenberg Their shell is less than half a millimeter in size and the entire animal is smaller...

There are still at least 9,200 tree species on earth to discover

The actual number of tree species on our planet is estimated to be 14 percent higher than previously thought. You would think that by...

Photo worth seeing: Robotic surgery without assistance

(Image: Johns Hopkins University) This surgical robot has performed a minimally invasive procedure without human assistance for the first time. He was able to...

The Earth turns out to be home to more ice than thought

Glaciers turn out to be quite 'spongy'. And that means that the famous Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have higher densities. Glacier ice...

Fish turn out to be huge ‘talkers’

You thought some people were talking to you? Fish can enjoy it too. There is quite a bit of chatter under the waves....

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