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Heat and Work: Can I Get Heat Free?

If it is too hot to work, there is no heat at school. But does that also apply to employees? Above a...

Orangutans can “beatbox”

Video: Examples of how orangutans produce mouth-made sounds simultaneously with voiced components. © Adriano R. Lameira and Madeleine Hardus Two researchers have discovered that our...

Tracking down historical supervolcano behavior

The crater of Monte Nuovo is the result of the 1538 eruption. © National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology ...

“There is no such thing as a healthy tan” – how long you can stay in the sun

Summery tanned skin - for many a beauty ideal. But a deep tan is unhealthy and all too often we run the risk...

Women were hunters too

Slayers were the norm rather than the exception in many hunter-gatherer cultures. © PLOS/ Mohamed_hassan/ Pixabay, CC0 ...

Gene variant influences severity of multiple sclerosis

In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks the myelin sheaths around the nerves. © wildpixel/ iStock ...

Dermatologist on showering: You should only soap five regions

There are many myths surrounding showering and personal hygiene. Is showering every day bad for your skin? Do contrast showers fight cellulite?...

On the trail of the inner voice

Magnetoencephalography can provide insight into how the brain processes language by measuring the magnetic activity of nerves. © Fabian Zapatka HIH ...

Sleep disorders: According to studies, this fruit juice has a positive effect on problems falling asleep

People who suffer from insomnia often use valerian. According to studies, another possibility is to drink cherry juice to fall asleep. You...

Ingo Froböse on sport in the heat: “I would be careful from 30 degrees”

Can you go running in the heat? Who should give up exercise when it's over 30 degrees? And is a cold shower...

When the wristwatch still came from the Black Forest

A worker producing dials at the Bifora clock factory in Schwäbisch Gmünd in the early 1950s. Bifora Watch Museum, Schwäbisch Gmünd, managed by the Bifora...

Insightful markers

When a cancer cell dies, it bursts and releases genetic material, which then circulates in the bloodstream as tumor DNA (illustration). © photchara/stock.adobe.com ...

Additional planet discovered in “Tatooine System”.

Illustration of the method that led to the discovery of the circumbinary planet: In the radial velocity method, tiny shifts in the light spectrum...

Photo worth seeing: Plankton blooms in the North Sea

What shimmers so turquoise and bluish in the water of the North Sea are billions and billions of microscopic algae - from the perspective...

Danger from more rain instead of snow

Mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme rainfall and its attendant hazards. © Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab ...

Menstrual disc instead of cup: Ever heard of it?

The menstrual disc is an innovative period product that is becoming increasingly popular. Here you can find out what advantages and disadvantages it...

Valuable algae jungle

The giant kelp, the largest of all brown algae, can reach a length of 45 meters. © ead72/stock.adobe.com ...

Virgil’s poem on a Roman amphora

Shard of a Roman oil amphora with text fragments from a poem by Virgil. © University of Cordoba ...

Leisure Sickness: Why we are often ill on vacation

Just in time for the weekend, coughs or headaches appear: "Leisure Sickness" is the name of the phenomenon in which illnesses follow the drop...

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