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Photo worth seeing: Flycode’s method allows a significant reduction in the number of experimental mice

Before antibody drugs come onto the market, the antibodies must first be tested on mice.Last have Researchers at the University of Zurich...

Photo worth seeing: Flycode’s method allows a significant reduction in the number of experimental mice

Before antibody drugs come onto the market, the antibodies must first be tested on mice.Last have Researchers at the University of Zurich...

How well do we know our cats?

This cat is clearly doing well - or is it? © Olga Yastremska/ iStock Cats are among the most popular pets and are close everyday...

Arctic fires release more CO2 than expected

Controlled fire in a boreal forest in Sweden. © Johan Eckdahl/UC Berkeley Due to climate change, forest fires are not only increasing in our latitudes...

Photo worth seeing: Gas fermentation: A game changer for the circular economy?

Gas fermentation is a biotechnological process in which CO2 used to manufacture new products. Here, microorganisms take over the recycling and convert environmentally harmful...

This is how much alcohol wild chimpanzees consume

This chimpanzee in Uganda's Kibale National Park eats fully ripe star apple fruits. © Aleksey Maro/UC Berkeley Great apes often eat fermented, alcoholic fruits. However,...

This is how you can achieve sustainable spring cleaning

Whether cleaning windows or cleaning the bathroom: cleaning can also be done sustainably and environmentally consciously. © Drazen Zigic/ iStock Spring is slowly approaching -...

Photo worth seeing: On the electron highway

A network of “electron highways” runs through a crystal in fine lines. It is lead halide perovskite. The material is suitable for producing cost-effective...

Deep sea fishing in the eye

These two deep-sea fish have an unusual hybrid of rods and cones in their retina. © Wen Sung Chung In our eyes and those of...

Oldest reptile skin prints

These 298 to 299 million year old prints show the skin structure of a prehistoric reptile. © Lorenzo Marchetti A typical feature of many reptiles...

How trees survive in dry soils

Mixed forest with beeches and Douglas firs. © Klara Mrak Climate change is increasingly changing the living conditions of trees. Rising temperatures and longer dry...

Ship traffic creates eddies right down to the seabed

Large ships like this container freighter have a hitherto underestimated effect on the water column and seabed of the Baltic Sea. © Ralf Prien/...

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