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Featured picture: A golden flap turtle discovered

At first glance, the Indian valve turtle does not seem particularly noticeable in this photo. From an anatomical point of view, it cannot...

Chants signal a departure

The results of studies suggest that the sounds of blue whales could play a role in coordinating migration behavior. (Image: Daniel Conde /...

Entanglement in slavery revealed

Many structures and masterminds made the international human crime of slavery possible. (Image: Historical illustration of a slave ship, Grafissimo / istock) The example...

How cells organize into organisms

How does a clump of cells become an embryo? (Image: iLexx / iStock) During embryonic development, a single fertilized egg cell forms an entire...

Fungal virus turns enemy into friend

A harmful fungus reduces the yields of the rapeseed fields. (Image: kritsada171 / iStock) Fungi can also catch viruses, and this can have amazing...

A Milky Way analogue in the early cosmos

The light of the galaxy SPT0418-47 is distorted by the gravitational lens effect and appears as a nearly perfect ring of light. (Image:...

The value of natural capital at a glance

To what extent can values ​​be assigned to the services of nature? The environmental economist Bernd Hansjürgens from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental...

A quarter of all carnivorous plants are threatened

Examples of threatened carnivorous plants. (Image: Robinson / Krueger / Fleischmann) A quarter of all carnivorous plant species are threatened with extinction worldwide, according...

Stratification of the oceans is getting stronger

Two water masses meet here in the ozone, but vertical stratifications are much more important. (Image: Jiang Zhu) The oceans are important actors in...

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