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...
Researchers present record holders under the lightning. (Image: Sjo (iStock)
Legend has it that Zeus hurled them impressively far across the sky - but...
Seit einigen Tagen ist der Vulkan Anak Krakatau in Indonesien wieder aktiv. Er speit Asche und Lava, wie diese Satellitenaufnahme zeigt. Berühmt ist dieser...
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...
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...
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...
Paleontologists question the image of the prominent predatory dinosaurs. leonello / iStock
Her deadly teamwork has made her famous: In films like "Jurassic Park", the...
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...