Tag: nature
Force of nature: Record height: Tonga’s volcanic cloud reached 57 kilometers high
force of nature Record height: Tonga volcanic cloud reached 57 kilometers high A huge column of ash shoots out of the volcano. photo © Tonga Geological Services/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa…
Nature conservation in Ebersberg: Help for lapwings, funding for farmers – Ebersberg
“This year’s registration of lapwings has shown an alarming drop in population in the district,” reports Amelie Vießmann, biodiversity advisor at the lower nature conservation authority in the district office.…
Leaf blowers: just a nuisance or useful in parts? – Knowledge
At some point you see them everywhere: the robot lawn mower that rasps across the meadow for hours. The weed burner that burns every scrap of vegetation out of the…
Exhibition in Burghausen: The fascination of the forests – Bavaria
Standing in the tradition of a family that has produced painters, sculptors and architects for generations, Markus Heinsdorff has developed into a universal artist whose wealth of ideas seems to…
World Conference on Nature in Montréal: Germany is not a good role model – knowledge
Interviewed by Tina Baier and Michael Bauchmüller The World Conference on Nature begins in Montréal, Canada, in just under six weeks. It is intended to mark a turning point towards…
Ski racing and the climate crisis: “We must respect nature” – Sport
The so-called Team Captains Meeting, at which the jury of the World Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the trainers of the national federations meet before each World Cup, has…
Nature: Rare writing by Charles Darwin will be auctioned
Nature Rare manuscript by Charles Darwin will be auctioned A written page with an original text by Charles Darwin on the origin of species. The valuable document, which also bears…
Nature conservation: Demand: Antarctic Commission should better protect seas
natural reserve Demand: Antarctic Commission should better protect seas Environmentalists from all over the world are urgently calling for the designation of new protected areas around the southern continent before…
Slavoj Žižek’s lecture “Discomfort in Nature” in Berlin – Culture
Of Johanna Adorjan Maybe you have to see Slavoj Žižek live to understand how difficult it is to understand him. His thoughts, to paraphrase American car rear-view mirrors, sometimes seem…
Nature: Whinchat and tree sparrow lead in annual bird choice
Nature Whinchat and tree sparrow lead in annual bird choice Up to now in the lead: the whinchat, which has become rare. photo © Patrick Pleul/dpa Who will be “Bird…