Earth & Climate

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...

Did raptors hunt in the pack?

Paleontologists question the image of the prominent predatory dinosaurs. leonello / iStock Her deadly teamwork has made her famous: In films like "Jurassic Park", the...

Climate change: wet self-reinforcement

A river from the Ganges catchment area. Increased rainfall in the tropics could increase global warming by increasing the release of CO2 from the...

Desert microbes turn rocks into water

Electron microscope image of cyanobacteria living in gypsum rocks from the Atacama desert. (Image: Wei Huang) Not a drop of water and yet there is...

Celebrity dino with swimming tail

Artist's impression of the head and tail of Spinosaurus. (Image: Davide Bonadonna) 15 meters long and 20 tons heavy: Spinosaurus is considered the largest of...

Featured picture: Armored mini dragon

What looks like a crocodile in x-ray vision is actually a small lizard from the genus Smaug. Because of their heavy armor, these reptiles...

Can rain awaken volcanoes?

Lava flow during the eruption of the Kīlauea volcano in 2018. (Image: U.S. Geological Survey) The lava bubbled after the record rain: study results suggest...

Featured picture: The last of their kind

The hope of his species rests on this little lynx cub and his peers. Because the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), which is only found...

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