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Europe’s forests are becoming holey

Bare forest areas due to bark beetle infestation in Saxon Switzerland. (Image: Cornelius Senf / TUM) Gaps in the canopy: More than 36 million...

Do allergies have a good root?

Artist's impression of a mast cell (center) with IgE antibodies (blue), the FcεRI receptor (red) and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (yellow). (Image: Bobby R....

Oldest sperm discovered in the world

Shell crab fossils in 100 million year old amber (Image: He Wang & Xiangdong Zhao) An international team of paleontologists has discovered exceptionally well-preserved tiny...

Which types of bees have a lot of brains?

What are the characteristics of the brain sizes in the various bee species? (Image: ConstantinCornel / iStock) From honey bees to bumblebees to solitary...

Wreck of the German cruiser “Karlsruhe” discovered

Sonar image from the wreck of the German cruiser "Karlsruhe". (Image: Stattnet / Isurvey) On April 9, 1940, the cruiser “Karlsruhe” led the German...

The moon is rusting

Occurrence of hematite (red) on the lunar front (Image: Shuai Li) We know it from Mars and also from Earth: When iron comes into contact...

Do snorkelers bother clownfish?

A couple of clownfish are hiding in their home anemone. (Image: Evan Brown / Auckland University of Technology) The hit movie "Finding Nemo" made them...

Man, woman – or …

Questioning look at the issue of gender. (Image: Devenorr / iStock) Which is actually the “stronger” gender and how clear is the distinction between...

A lack of oxygen in the tumor promotes metastasis

Cancer cells tend to spread when there is a lack of oxygen. (Image: peterschreiber.media/ iStock) Tumors are often much more poorly supplied with oxygen...

Fatal combination destroys Alaska’s reefs

Sea urchins gnaw the calcareous algae reefs around the Aleutian Islands. (Image: J. Tomoleoni / USGS) Humans caused climate change and the loss of...

New insights into gene regulation

The regulation of our genes shapes the body and health. (Image: svisio / iStock) Since 2010, an international research team in the Genotype-Tissue Expression...

Sustainability is very popular despite the crisis

Ecological, regional and low in packaging, that's the trend when it comes to consumption (Image: Anchiy / iStock) Even in the Corona crisis, organic, climate...

Astronomy also has to do with climate change

The Paranal Observatory in Chile: Climate change can affect astronomical observations. (Image: ESO / S. Brunier) You're not looking at the universe for once...

Pest makes use of plant defense

The cabbage moth is a globally feared pest on the numerous representatives of the cabbage family. (Image: Benjamin Fabian, Max Planck Institute for...

A tooth sheds new light on gibbon evolution

The gibbon fossil was discovered in this place near Ramnagar. (Image: Chris Gilbert) Gibbons are the sister group of the great apes and therefore...

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