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How do defaults influence scientific results?

In many scientific disciplines there are competing models to explain certain phenomena. How do they influence data interpretation?© TCmake_photo/ iStock ...

Why dogs have darker eyes than wolves

Dogs have significantly darker and redder eyes than wolves. © lutavia / iStock Compared to its ancestor, the wolf, its domesticated descendants, the dogs, have...

Blue-black carpenter bee is “Wild Bee of the Year” 2024

A female blue-black carpenter bee visiting flowers. © Jürgen Busse At first glance, the blue-black carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) has little in common with the...

Ecosystem in oil shale

The Messel Pit fossil site near Darmstadt provides unique insights into a warm period 48 million years ago. Today, paleontologists not only look for...

Extragalactic star breeding grounds mapped

Special molecular radiation (highlighted in color) shows the regions with star-forming clouds in the Whirlpool Galaxy. © Thomas Müller (HdA/MPIA), S. Stuber et...

Curse tablet discovered in medieval latrine

Archaeologists discovered this curse tablet from the 15th century in a latrine during an excavation at the town hall construction site. When unrolled,...

Nature and medicine

This black lemur with millipedes was modeled specifically for the new exhibition. ©Sven Tränkner/Senckenberg, exhibit by Anna Frenkel, zoological preparation Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main ...

Biodiversity as a source of medicines

From microbes to giant animals – the diversity in nature is gigantic. © cienpies/iStock A colorful treasure in our sights: Our planet's biodiversity holds enormous...

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