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Elephants also call each other by name

Two young elephants greet each other. © George Wittemyer African elephants are known...

Photo worth seeing: Through the lung barrier

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rod-shaped bacterium that occurs in moist environments such...

Photo worth seeing: Corona pandemic

A global study conducted before and during the Corona period shows whether and how the behavior of wild animals has changed during the lockdowns......

Photo worth seeing: Jewellery and art as a key to the past

The reconstruction of this richly decorated necklace from a Jordanian child's grave offers new insights into the social structures of the Neolithic period... more During...

Photo worth seeing: Body lice as effective plague vectors

Body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus) are parasites that feed on human blood....

Photo worth seeing: Why some caterpillars like poisonous milk

At the University of Hohenheim, researchers are using the monarch butterfly as...

Photo worth seeing: Living with Parkinson’s

A new drug may reduce movement disorders in Parkinson's disease, a clinical trial suggests. But it doesn't help with all types of Parkinson's......

Photo worth seeing: Nobel Prizes

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three researchers who developed quantum dot technology. These nanoparticles are found in QLEDs, among other...

Photo worth seeing: What children do, think or say and why

Rheumatism is not just a disease of old age. Tens of thousands of children and young people are affected in Germany. Because...

Photo worth seeing: The Rosetta mission

Data from Europe's Rosetta spacecraft reveals that comets can also have auroras. On the comet "Chury" this diffuse aurora glows in UV light......

Did a magnetic field collapse shape evolution?

The Earth's magnetic field apparently has a complex significance for life on Earth. Petrovich9/iStock ...

Lakes viewed as patients

Toxic algae blooms are among the various “health problems” of lakes. © Angelina Tittmann, IGB ...

Everything that can be made from tree bark

Will shoes with tree bark soles soon be the latest fashion? © Patrick Walter/ Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces Research ...

How elephants greet each other

Elephants adapt the way they greet their counterparts. © Vesta Eleuteri Just...

Photo worth seeing: The world of language

Dogs can understand words for certain objects in a way similar to human language comprehension, a study suggests... more Using video recordings of a small...

Photo worth seeing: Batteries of the future

It can also be done without lithium: sodium-ion batteries could make energy...

Photo worth seeing: Fault-tolerant quantum computing

They could enable super-fast computing, but quantum computers are very susceptible to...

Photo worth seeing: A “SpaceHopper” for asteroid research

Researchers have tested the functions of a robot that is currently being...

Photo worth seeing: Mechanobiology: Cellular forces in sight

How Do forces arise in tissues and how do they react to...

Photo worth seeing: How Bronze Age hatchets were made

Through experimental archeology, researchers have provided new insights into the previously unclear...

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