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Mini bugs with amazing flying technique

Model of the wing movements of a feather-winged beetle and visualization of the air currents (below). (Image: Adapted from Farisenkov et al. Nature,...

Mayan Decline: Drought alone wasn’t enough

Cassava may have served the Maya as food during dry seasons. (Image: Thamizhpparithi Maari) It is widely believed that climate played a major role...

Scientists want solar climate engineering ban: what is it and what makes it so dangerous?

In an open letter, dozens of scientists speak out against a regularly suggested solution to our climate problem: solar climate engineering. The earth...

On the trail of the “sixth sense”.

Salmon and many other animals can use the earth's magnetic field to orient themselves during their migrations. (Image: DaveAlan/iStock) What is it about the...

This Austrian dinosaur probably heard very little

Researchers arrive at surprising new insights about an armored Ankylosaurus: it was slow and deaf. Millions of years ago, several special dinosaurs lived on...

Wall hedges: widening announced

The strips of bushes and trees between fields are important refuges for European biodiversity. (Photo: Kathrin Litza / University of Bremen) Like elongated oases,...

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