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Bird research from space

On the trail of bird decline: Researchers equip several thousand blackbirds and thrushes with small transmitters in order to record them with the satellite-based...

Featured picture: Ornate algae bloom in the Baltic Sea

Almost every year large, late summer algal blooms can be observed in the Baltic Sea: the water then turns green because countless tiny unicellular...

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...

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