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Light pollution threatens the brown bear

By choosing the beautiful moth butterfly of the year, conservationists want to draw attention to the consequences of artificial lighting. (Image: creativenaturemedia /...

Photosynthesis in the spotlight

Researchers want to make better and better use of the power of light. (Image: AzmanL / iStok) The light of the sun provides energy...

Wiggling at the event horizon

Modeling of the light ring in M87 from 2009 to 2017: The light zone moves. (Image: M. Wielgus & the EHT collaboration) In April...

Saving fertilizer without sacrificing yield?

There are strong country differences in terms of fertilizer use and irrigation, as can be seen here on the border between Kazakhstan and China....

How bacteria release arsenic into groundwater

Incubation experiment: When methane is added to the sediment, bacteria release arsenic, recognizable by its brown color. (Image: Andreas Kappler) In many Southeast Asian...

Monkey skeleton with a sad story

The remains of an unusual pet from the Middle Ages were found in the backfill of a latrine. (Image: Philippe Saurbeck, Archaeological Soil...

How lockdowns affect the course of the pandemic

The current lockdown light is intended to slow down new corona infections. (Image: fermate / iStock) A four-week “Lockdown Light” has been in effect...

Species formation despite gene exchange

Mosquito of the species Chironomus riparius (Image: lkpro / shutterstock.com) Biological concept put to the test: Until now, scientists assumed that two populations had to...

New species of monkey discovered in Myanmar

Female and young of the Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa). Photo: (Image: Thaung Win) The most species-rich genus of the long-tailed monkey and colobus monkey,...

On the trail of the genetics of coral death

The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is particularly hard hit by coral bleaching. (Image: Australian Institute of Marine Science) The reefs of the earth...

History of trench fever illuminates

One of the historical dead examined for the study. (Image: University of South Florida) During World War I, around 500,000 soldiers suffered from trench...

Mars: patchwork of deep water reservoirs

Look at the south pole region of Mars. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock) On the trail of the Martian wet: Researchers have confirmed previous indications...

Elephant repellent made from lion aroma

Lions are the only animal enemies of the African elephants. (Photo: R Rees / iStock) How can elephants be carefully prevented from plundering plantations?...

Do snails have teeth?

A Roman snail chops up a lettuce leaf coated with gruel with its rasping tongue. (Image: University of Hamburg) They also eat very hard...

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