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More Biodiversity at the Field Edge
Can flower strips combined with hedges improve biodiversity in intensively used agricultural areas?
New AWI Study on Legacy Industrial Contamination in the Arctic Permafrost
A previously underestimated risk lurks in the frozen soil of the Arctic.
How Bee-Friendly Is the Forest?
Bees are generally associated with flowering meadows rather than with dense forests.
Less Ice, Fewer Calling Seals
For several years, a team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute used underwater microphones to listen for seals at the edge of the Antarctic.
Killer Heatwaves Endanger India's Development
The new study is the first to include a “heat index” to measure the recurring impacts of Indian heatwaves on the country’s population.