Until about 4,000 years ago, mammoths trudged through northern Siberia. (Artist's impression: Daniel Eskridge)
In the end it was too wet: The ice age...
But tragically, they continue to make the often grueling and energy-guzzling journey every year.
Every year, many animals, including mammals, birds and insects, prepare themselves...
Muscle strands on the shoulder made pterosaurs more aerodynamic. (Image: Alex Boersma)
When pterosaurs took to the skies, their physique apparently offered them an...
Warmer oceans will cause many plankton species to seek refuge around the poles, displacing other species, researchers suspect.
The ocean is teeming with microscopic plants...
The aviation industry is still far too polluting. But scientists are proposing a – literally – 'green' alternative.
Most planes are still powered by...
Although the symptoms are strikingly similar to those of people with advanced leprosy, it is still questionable whether the disease is indeed human-transmitted.
Researchers have...
What can climate neutrality be achieved? (Image: NicoElNino / iStock)
According to the amended Climate Protection Act, Germany is to become climate neutral by...
Artificial intelligence reveals that the climate crisis is already being felt almost everywhere.
It is no secret that the consequences of climate change are already...
And that is not done gently; milk production costs them their organs and ultimately their lives.
The only one millimeter large and transparent roundworm...
Climate impacts can be seen almost everywhere. (Image: BenGoode / iStock)
There are so many studies on climate change and its consequences worldwide that human...
New research suggests it's a 125,000-year-old living fossil!
Mangroves – salt-tolerant trees and shrubs – are usually located close to tropical and subtropical coasts. ...
Maldives island. (Image: SimonSkafar / iStock)
Small island states like the Maldives are severely affected by climate change and the resulting rise in sea...