Microscopic image of the fossil microbe filaments. (Image: B. Cavalazzi)
Methane-forming microbes - possibly the oldest organisms of this kind - cavorted in hydrothermal...
Hazel hedge near Nienburg / Saale (Image: Sophie Drexler / Thünen-Institut)
An agricultural landscape interspersed with hedges not only offers many animals valuable habitat and...
This brightly colored aurora shines above the telescopes of the Amundsen-Scott polar station at the South Pole. Like the northern lights, the aurora...
Far from the sun, the mysterious ice moon Enceladus orbits Saturn. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock)
The famous “tiger stripes” by Enceladus are rumbling: Researchers...
Recreation between heaven and earth: Holidays are for regeneration. (Image: pixabay.com, Hamsterfreund (CC0 Creative Commons)
Holidays are an effective way to relax and regenerate....
The unusual sweet tooth may have enabled songbirds to occupy new ecological niches. (Image: A Honeyeater, Credit: Gerald Allen, Macaulay Library 340326621)
Many birds...
Microglia (green) and the perineural mesh (pink). (Image: IST Austria
In early childhood, new connections form very easily in the brain. With increasing...
Genetic peculiarities ensure the development of fractals and Fibonacci spirals in Romanesco. (Image: AlasdairJames / iStock)
The Romanesco cauliflower variety has an unusual shape:...
The researchers recorded the emissions from the fireplaces using measuring devices (AQM) in a replica of a house by Çatalhöyük. (Image detail: Shillito...
This orange-spotted, pointed-nosed frog belongs to a species newly discovered in the Amazon region. However, it owes its name, Synapturanus zombie, not to its...
Four Alvarez sauroids illustrate the size differences. (Image: Zhixin Han / https://www.artstation.com/xinyanjun)
While most of the dinosaurs grew larger and larger in the course...