Earth & Climate

Featured picture: Beirut in ruins

The capital of Lebanon, Beirut, is located right on the Mediterranean coast and also includes the country's main port. It is estimated that...

Why did the woolly rhinoceros die out?

Apparently humans were not responsible for the extinction of the horned steppe dweller. (Image: Fedor Shidlovskiy) For millennia they trudged through the icy landscapes...

Giraffe-necked dinosaur: fossil mystery solved

Since 1852 paleontologists have speculated about the way of life of this 242 million year old dinosaur. (Image: Beat Scheffold, PIMUZ, UZH) The neck...

Primeval mammals ate dinosaur carrion

Paleontologists at the site of the dinosaur bone with the bite marks. (Image: Andreas Matzke) When the dinosaurs dominated the earth, most of our...

Animal earthquake forecast

Animals actually have some sort of sixth sense for the signs of tremors. Your sensitivity could even lead to the development of an...

Survive on an extreme back burner

A deep-sea research submersible extracts sediment cores from the sea floor. (Image: Geoff Wheat, NSF OCE 1130146, and the National Deep Submergence Facility) It...

Featured picture: A “gravedigger” with rarity value

This colorful journeyman is one of a very rare crayfish recently discovered in the southern United States. Because of his lonely, active lifestyle,...

Featured picture: Turbulent winds

Here you can see the wind currents and turbulence that occur within an offshore wind turbine. The slower vortex fields behind the individual...

How far can lightning go?

Researchers present record holders under the lightning. (Image: Sjo (iStock) Legend has it that Zeus hurled them impressively far across the sky - but...

First source of methane under Antarctic sea ice

The whitish spots on the sea floor under the Antarctic sea ice indicate methane leaks. (Image: Andrew Thurber / Oregon State University) The potent...

Featured picture: Aschewolken über dem Anak Krakatau

Seit einigen Tagen ist der Vulkan Anak Krakatau in Indonesien wieder aktiv. Er speit Asche und Lava, wie diese Satellitenaufnahme zeigt. Berühmt ist dieser...

Wie Feinstaub aus Luftschadstoffen entsteht

Smog in Peking. (Bild: beijingstory/ iStock) Feinstaub ist in vielen Ballungsräumen ein Gesundheitsproblem, weil die winzigen Partikel tief in die Lunge eindringen können. Jetzt belegt...

Featured picture: Blue beauty on eight legs

It is a real rarity: This metallic blue shimmering tarantula is sought after by exotic lovers because of its blue color, which is rare...

Mass deaths due to increased UV radiation

Malformations of spiked structures on the surface of fossil plant spores (right), researchers interpret as a sign of UV damage. (Image: John Marshall) What caused...

T. rex: endurance instead of speed

His long legs obviously gave T. rex endurance and efficiency. (Image: Julius Csotonyi, 2020) A fearsome giant with long legs - but they did not...

Prehistoric anchovies with fangs

Prehistoric anchovy Monosmilus chureloides in the mouth of a whale (Image: Joschua Knüppe) Evolution has not only produced land predators with giant teeth like the...

Plastic: targeting environmental problems

From gigantic garbage dumps to tiny microplastics in the sea - how does the impact of plastic on the environment and what are the...

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