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3.42 billion year old microbial fossils discovered

Microscopic image of the fossil microbe filaments. (Image: B. Cavalazzi) Methane-forming microbes - possibly the oldest organisms of this kind - cavorted in hydrothermal...

Hedges as climate protectors

Hazel hedge near Nienburg / Saale (Image: Sophie Drexler / Thünen-Institut) An agricultural landscape interspersed with hedges not only offers many animals valuable habitat and...

Featured picture: Aurora australis over the South Pole

This brightly colored aurora shines above the telescopes of the Amundsen-Scott polar station at the South Pole. Like the northern lights, the aurora...

Sea Otters: Warm Secret Revealed

Not only their thick fur enables these cute fellows to survive in cold water. (Image: Randall Davis, Image obtained under USFWS Marine Mammal...

How the ice trembles on Enceladus

Far from the sun, the mysterious ice moon Enceladus orbits Saturn. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock) The famous “tiger stripes” by Enceladus are rumbling: Researchers...

Relaxing vacation: the psyche really needs that

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....

Songbirds like it cute

The unusual sweet tooth may have enabled songbirds to occupy new ecological niches. (Image: A Honeyeater, Credit: Gerald Allen, Macaulay Library 340326621) Many birds...

Rejuvenation for the brain?

Microglia (green) and the perineural mesh (pink). (Image: IST Austria In early childhood, new connections form very easily in the brain. With increasing...

What is the shape of the Romanesco cauliflower?

Genetic peculiarities ensure the development of fractals and Fibonacci spirals in Romanesco. (Image: AlasdairJames / iStock) The Romanesco cauliflower variety has an unusual shape:...

Bad room air 9000 years ago

The researchers recorded the emissions from the fireplaces using measuring devices (AQM) in a replica of a house by Çatalhöyük. (Image detail: Shillito...

Featured picture: The “zombie” frog

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...

Why some dinosaurs shrank

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...

Microbes in beef stomachs break down plastic

There are microorganisms in the cow's stomach that can break down plastic. (Image: FooTToo / iStock) Plastic is known to be difficult to break...

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