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“Trilobite Pompeii” discovered

Artist's impression of the process that once led to the formation of trilobite fossils. © Prof. A. El Albani, Univ. Poitiers. ...

Photo worth seeing: Progress in the fight against sepsis

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a method for the rapid detection of pathogens...

Photo worth seeing: Visionaries, saboteurs, profiteers

Techno fantasies have long since left the nerdy computer labs and society...

Energy from wine-growing waste

Electricity and heat can be generated from old vine wood and pomace. © A-Tom/ iStock ...

Photo worth seeing: Why light does not bleach butterflies

Many brightly colored objects lose their color intensity over time. A researcher...

Photo worth seeing: Optimized breakwaters for coastal protection

To prevent the increasing storm surges from hitting with full force: German...

Photo worth seeing: Analysis beats intuition

Who wouldn't like to know what the future holds? But predictions are...

Before the ice, the rivers

Today, much of the rock surface in West Antarctica lies below sea level. But that wasn't always the case. © Leamus/ iStock ...

Photo worth seeing: Tracking breakthrough infections in Covid-19

Since the end of 2019, the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 and the necessary protection...

Second prehistoric ape discovered in Allgäu

Paleontologist Madelaine Böhme with reproductions of the fossil molars of Danuvius and the newly discovered ape species Buronius. © Berthold Steinhilber / University of...

Photo worth seeing: Frequent mowing creates superweeds

The silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is native to North and South America,...

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...

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