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Lack of oxygen in lakes has long-term consequences

Oxygen deficiency creates even greater oxygen deficiency: the decrease in oxygen levels in temperate lakes follows a feedback mechanism. © M. Lau ...

Oldest skin fossil resembles today’s crocodile skin

An extraordinary discovery of fossilized skin provides new information about the appearance of early land vertebrates around 289 million years ago. The fossil discovered...

Cannabidiol promotes healing

© unsplash.com, enecta In the midst of hectic life, many people are looking for natural methods to promote their regeneration. A natural remedy that has...

Gigantopithecus: Why the giant ape became extinct

Artist's impression of a Gigantopithecus group in a forested landscape in what is now southern China. © Garcia/Joannes-Boyau (Southern Cross University) ...

The explosive start of the Battle of the Somme

Contemporary photograph of the explosion at Hawthorne Ridge on July 1, 1916. © Ernest Brooks On July 1, 1916, a spectacular series of explosions initiated...

How our ancestors’ DNA influences us today

The genetic makeup of hunters and gatherers, prehistoric farmers and immigrant steppe nomads still influences our health and appearance today. © Sayo Studio ...

Tumors turn fat cells into “accomplices”

Brood cancer cells can influence their microenvironment favorably. © Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock On the trail of malignant manipulations: Certain cancer mutations not only promote the...

Species protection: Review of Light & Shadow 2023

The WWF counts lions among the losers, because in 2023 it became clear that their populations were continuing to decline despite conservation efforts. ...

“There’s a gold rush atmosphere”

Three quarters of plant-based medicines come from plants from biodiversity hotspots in the southern hemisphere (pictured: Stevia). The official search for active ingredients...

Even the earliest primates lived in pairs

Contrary to what was thought, many lemurs do not live solitary lives, but in pairs of females and males.© Goddard_Photography/istock.com What family constellations did our...

Earliest direct evidence of photosynthesis discovered

The photosynthetic apparatus of plant cells is located in the membrane stacks of the chloroplasts. Although cyanobacteria do not have chloroplasts, most of...

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