Melting permafrost may turn out to be Pandora's box.
Due to global warming, the permafrost is thawing: the previously permanently frozen soil that we mainly...
Reconstruction of the original tusk carrier Dicynodon. (Image: Marlene Hill Donnelly)
Whether elephants, walruses or warthogs - tusks have developed independently of one another...
More summer showers, a considerably higher sea level and severe drought: climate change is not going to affect our little country.
This is evident from...
This is apparent from a British study, in which the effectiveness of two vaccines against the now dominant delta variant was examined.
Meanwhile, more and...
Although the symptoms are strikingly similar to those of people with advanced leprosy, it is still questionable whether the disease is indeed human-transmitted.
Researchers have...
Successful comeback: the majestic bearded vultures are back in the Alps. (Image: Hansruedi Weyrich)
"Wally" and "Bavaria" are now developing their typical wanderlust -...
People who have had SARS have been shown to produce antibodies after vaccination with Pfizer that successfully fight not only known corona variants, but...
The explosive stars unexpectedly emit radio waves. And that may indicate unknown worlds.
Astronomers are still eagerly searching for exoplanets; planets outside our...
Artist's impression of asteroids speeding through the young Earth's atmosphere. (Image: SwRI / Dan Durda, Simone Marchi)
Underestimated bombardment: Large asteroids and comets hit...