Like bizarre spaceships, virus particles are on their way to new victims. (Image: wildpixel / iStock)
Coronavirus, flu and so on are living beings, many...
Tundra in Alaska. (Photo: Dieter Meyerl / iSTock)
The frozen soil of the arctic permafrost areas is surprisingly permeable. Because groundwater also collects under these...
A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is searched worldwide (Image: chval / iStock)
While countries around the world are fighting Covid-19 and the further spread of the...
Water: a vital resource for people, animals and plants (Image: Yevgeniy Sambulov / istock)
For this year's World Water Day on March 22nd, the United...
Resilience denotes and describes the ability to manage crises without causing psychological damage. We show you how you can strengthen your mental resilience. You...
Artist's impression of Elpistostege. (Image: Katrina Kenny)
A creature from the era of land conquest: paleontologists present a "missing link" in the evolution of prehistoric...
Wild horses in the Russian permafrost area. (Image: Pleistocene Park)
Wild horses, bison and reindeer could help slow the thawing of Arctic permafrost, a study...
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Where people live together in the smallest of spaces, diseases can spread more easily. Thorough hygiene measures are important to slow down...
Donkeys were not just pack animals in imperial China. (George-Standen / iStock)
Donkeys as grave goods: Finds from the 9th century AD prove that noble...
Skull of the fossil bird Asteriornis maastrichtensis (Image: Daniel J. Field / University of Cambridge)
When did the first representatives of modern birds emerge? So...