Artist's impression of the primeval bird with the unusual beak. (Image: Mark Witton)
A study shows that even between the dinosaurs, many different species...
Artist's impression of the hot, dense and CO2-rich primordial atmosphere (left) and today's gas envelope on earth (right). (Image: Tobias Stierli / NCCR...
The researchers' tents at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters on Mount Everest. (Image: Baker Perry / National Geographic, www.NatGeo.com/Everest)
Human plastic waste...
Artist's impression of the early sauropod Bagualia alba. (Image: Jorge Gonzales)
Brachiosaurus, Argentinosaurus and Co: The success story of the family of the largest...
The fine dust produced in metropolitan areas causes more oxidative stress in our cells. (Image: ArminStautBerlin / iStock)
Certain types of particulate matter can...
The researchers have detected the anthropogenic mercury in representatives of the bizarre disk-bellied fish (Liparidae) from the Mariana Trench. (Image: Jeff Reid)
Even the...
Incubation experiment: When methane is added to the sediment, bacteria release arsenic, recognizable by its brown color. (Image: Andreas Kappler)
In many Southeast Asian...
Apparently primitive mammals lived in social groups even when the dinosaurs ruled the country. (Artist impression: Misaki Ouchida)
From rodents to primates, many...
Electron micrographs of single-celled algae fossils. Flagella once came out of the holes, which among other things were used to hunt bacteria (red)....
Rhamphorhynchus - one of the 75 species of pterosaurs examined by the researchers. (Artist impression: Mark Witton)
"Aviation" further development over 150 million years:...