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The universal rhythm of nature

Observations of fireflies provided the impetus for the discovery of nature's rhythm. © kororokerokero/ iStock Be it the blinking of fireflies, the...

How the placebo effect relieves pain

In these mouse brains, pain-inhibiting circuits and areas fluoresce green. They are also activated in the placebo effect. © Janie Chang-Weinberg The...

Industrial chemicals delay recovery of the ozone layer

The concentration of ozone-damaging substances in the atmosphere is measured at measuring stations like this one on the Jungfraujoch in the Alps. ©...

Antibody therapies: No clinical benefit against Alzheimer’s

In Alzheimer's dementia, clumps of beta-amyloid proteins form, causing brain cells to die (right). © selvanegra/ iStock In people with Alzheimer's dementia,...

Photo worth seeing: How inductive charging is changing our energy supply

Nejila Parspour, director of the Institute for Electrical Energy Conversion (IEW) at the University of Stuttgart, has been working on inductive charging...

Huge magma reservoir discovered beneath Tuscany

The oldest geothermal power plant in the world, Larderello, is located in Tuscany. Geologists have now discovered the reason for the heat underground....

Threatened masculinity puts a strain on men and society

How do supposed “ideals of masculinity” affect men’s psyches and their behavior? © Feodora Chiosea/ iStock When men don’t feel “manly enough,”...

Time travel to the beginnings of the cosmos

The cosmological simulation COLIBRE shows the development of large cosmic structures (left), but also the formation and growth of individual galaxies. © Schaye...

Mammalian ancestor laid eggs 250 million years ago

Drawing of a fossil Lystrosaurus embryo in the egg. These mammalian ancestors lived 250 million years ago. © Julien Benoit / Sophie Vrard...

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