Biology

Adler ruled Australia

Eagle fossils are quite uncommon. An astonishingly well-preserved specimen reveals who was in charge of the regional food chain at the time and that Australia was covered in forests.

This is how the Nobel Prize in Medicine was announced.

The Karolinska Institute announced the winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday at 11.30 a.m. for the 120th time. The announcement can be seen once more here.

Without photosynthesis, oxygen

On Earth, photosynthesis in the presence of light generates the majority of our oxygen. But even in the utter darkness of the deep sea, a microorganism manages to accomplish this in its own way.

Amber-preserved tardigrade

"There is only once a generation!" In the Caribbean amber, the fossil of a tiny bearded has actually been preserved. More stranger, it was also discovered.

Amazing diversity discovered under the ice shelf

A drilling operation reveals that life is humming under the ice sheet, even hundreds of kilometers from the open sea.

Rainforest damage persists more than 40 years.

Even if clear-cutting leaves the rainforest to its own devices, the ecosystem is still damaged, maybe permanently. Studies conducted in the Ivory Coast demonstrate this.

The Thunderbird was plagued by motten bones.

The primary mega sauces of the continent started to disappear with the arrival of the first people in Australia. An illness could have accelerated the end of huge birds of running.

When crocodiles took control of the water

Crocodiles of today all split their time between the water and the land. Nevertheless, it wasn't always like this. Their predecessors were exclusively land animals, and they only later started hunting in lakes and rivers.

The first 1,000 feet must live up to its name.

The first centipede discovered in an Australian borehole has a length of more than 1000 feet. It now has the most legs of any mammal.

In natural areas, insects are a problem as well.

The number of insects in Germany has shrunk dramatically in recent decades. One cause is considered to be pesticides. They can be found in natural areas as well.

Salmonella in the spleen is ignored by the immune system.

Antibiotics do not always effectively treat typhus pathogens from tainted food or drink because the immune system also needs to work in concert. This is not effective everywhere in the body and provides some viruses with a cozy haven.

Like a heron, Quetzalcoatlus started out by eating.

One of the largest flying creatures in history was the pterosaur. However, it was unknown how he fled or looked for food. Now there are new findings.

The healing superpower of the oral mucosa

Mouth injuries heal especially swiftly and largely undetectably. Researchers may be able to design treatments for persistent wounds and scars using the underlying mechanisms.

Daily meals raise the risk of diabetes

Individuals who work nights are more likely to become ill from sugar. By only eating at regular mealtimes, you might be able to prevent this.

Threatened butterfly finds refuge in quarries

Quarries or open-pit mines seem like unusual locations for nature preservation. Some species do, however, find refuge in Germany itself.

Proboscis worm invented lifestyle of hermit crabs

Hermit crabs thrive in the safety of molluscs' bowls. They weren't the first, though; a unique kind of worm had already adopted the concept long before them.

Fly males are drawn to mushrooms in lethal sex traps.

A dead fly surrounded by white dust? These are the remains of a dangerous mold. Actually, other flies shouldn't approach him too closely. Although the contrary is true, why?

Per bite, there are thousands of pieces of plastic.

Whales are collecting the plastic trash that is littering the ocean. Animal feces are a very obvious example of this.

Fishing snow monkeys

Japanmakaks are known for the fact that they like to bathe in hot springs in winter. But even with their diet, they adapted to the harsh conditions of their homeland.

Grapes significantly cut down on green light

Bycatch can be cut in half with a straightforward technique. A recent study in the Pacific has demonstrated this. Some species benefit even more.

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