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CO2 prices affect heating costs – but not everywhere

The planned uniform CO2 price will change heating costs, but not to the same extent everywhere. © Axel Bueckert/iStock From 2028, a uniform EU-wide CO2...

Photo worth seeing: The numbers person in us

Threaded snail shells, beads on strings, indentations and handprints: people record what repeats itself. We count belongings, loot, money, successes, harvests, likes. We count...

Criminal energy against the environment

How can crime entertain and educate when combined with the triple crisis of biodiversity loss, global pollution and the climate crisis? You might ask...

How our brain learns from mistakes

The neural structures in the brain actively adapt when the rules of everyday life change. © Wirestock/iStock When rules suddenly change, our brain reacts and...

Aging zoo animals endanger species conservation goals

Reproduction in mammal populations in zoos is declining, as shown here using the example of the critically endangered Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi). © Tim...

Eilsleben: New insights into the first farmers in Central Germany

Example of a ceramic vessel from the Linear Ceramic Culture. Halle (Saale), State Museum of Prehistory, Great Kumpf, location: Eilsleben. © Dguendel/CC by 3.0...

Eye to eye with a crocodile

This American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) won't harm any fly. It shows no movement whatsoever, although horseflies sit on its snout and feed on its...

Seeing without oxygen: Secret of the bird retina decoded

Bird retinas work with surprisingly little oxygen. The so-called pecten oculi in the vitreous body of your eye plays a key role in this....

This is how we can eat fish sustainably

If you pay attention to labels such as fishing areas and seals, you can enjoy fish sustainably. © Olesia Shadrina/iStock Fish is considered a healthy...

Photo worth seeing: Marine-grade drone technology

They are intended to expand wind energy and secure sea routes: DLR researchers are developing drones that are adapted to the harsh environmental conditions...

Risk gene variants for miscarriages discovered

In most miscarriages, the embryos have too many or too few chromosomes. © Rasi Bhadramani/iStock When a woman experiences a miscarriage, the embryo usually has...

Resources overused: The world is “water bankrupt”

Overexploitation and pollution of water resources have depleted global water resources at an alarming rate. © UNU-INWEH Falling groundwater levels, melting glaciers and drying wetlands:...

Fungus deadly to amphibians came from Brazil

The North American bullfrog (Aquarana catesbeiana) is an exotic amphibian species that has been commercially bred in Brazil since the 1930s. The trade in...

Garbage with potential: Dispose of organic waste correctly

This kitchen waste could be used to create valuable biogas or compost. © BartCo/iStock Millions of tons of organic waste are generated in Germany every...

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