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...
(Photo: iStock.com, Malkos)
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...
Mysterious inhabitants of the Arctic Ocean: narwhals. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock)
A coiled horn, up to three meters long - what is this bizarre hallmark...
Because of the corona virus, schools in Germany remain closed - as well as cinemas, swimming pools, theaters and other leisure facilities. However, that's...
Corona viruses (Image: creativeneko / iStock)
So far, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has spread almost unhindered - despite all countermeasures. How long the pandemic will last...
Ceramic figure of a ball player, found in Etlatongo. (Image: Blomster and Salazar Chavez, Science Advances 2020; 6: eaay6964)
The ritual ball games and ball...
Ice off the Antarctic coast. (Image:
Maria Stenzel)
Researchers say that what happens at the cold "ends" of the world can have a significant impact in...