Springtails (Collembola) are important soil dwellers and can provide useful information about soil quality and protection needs. (Image: Photo: Andy Murray)
Worms, springtails and...
Researchers from the University of Innsbruck are looking for geological traces of former climatic changes in the alpine cave "Eisriesenwelt".
Source: University of Innsbruck
Carbon dioxide increases global plant growth less and less. (Image: RomoloTavani / iStock)
The notorious greenhouse gas also has a beneficial effect on the...
The newly described species Messelopython freyi is the oldest record of a python worldwide. (Image: Senckenberg)
The realm of the giant snakes is now...
The European river network. (Image: EEA, Copenhagen, 2012)
Rivers are important habitats, connecting routes and transport routes. But in Europe, more than 1.2...
This Central American striped basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus) stretches its head towards the sun and warms up on the heated stones. But the cold-blooded...
Plankton density in today's North Pacific. (Image: NASA / GSFC, SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye)
The world's oceans have a significant impact on the climate...