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Milky Way: Where star formation ends

View of the Milky Way. Where does the zone of active star formation end in its star disk? © ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar /CC-by-sa...

From the Holy Land to the Lower Rhine

Linn Castle owes its floor plan, which is still exceptional in the region, to the enthusiasm of a young crusader for Byzantine...

The man with 100 hands

In the 4th century B.C. A whole series of momentous changes took place in Rome in the 4th century BC. At the...

D-Day in Morocco

Foreign legionnaires from all countries, colonial troops from West Africa, German poison gas, international supporters and weapons, imperial cooperation: the Rif War...

How drought harms bumblebees

A field bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) visiting flowers. © Hanno Korten/University of Würzburg The year 20222 was characterized by heat and drought in...

Photo worth seeing: What’s happening at CERN

What are they? the smallest particles? How do they relate to each other? It is located at the CERN research center in...

Scorpions reinforce their weapons with metal

The thick-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda), which is also dangerous for humans, uses its stinger to inject poison into its victims. Metal inlays make...

A map of the sense of smell

The olfactory receptors in the nose of mice are highly organized. © Datta Lab Whether hearing, seeing, tasting or touching: For most...

A round pool for the river god

View of the water temple of Pelusium. © Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The ancient city of Pelusium played an important role...

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