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Health hazard after vacation: This handle protects you

While you're on vacation, bacteria can multiply in the unused plumbing of your shower and sink. In this article you will find out...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Earth & Climate

Climate gas hotspots in the Elbe estuary

Measurements in the port of Hamburg showed comparatively high nitrous oxide emissions. © Hereon/ Sina Bold ...
Ashton Edwards -
History & Archaeology

How the Romans maintained their aqueducts

The Gallo-Roman city of Divona Cadurcorum was once supplied by a 20-mile-long, partially canalized aqueduct system. © Cees Passchier. ...
Alan Cannon -
Earth & Climate

The greatest diversity of species is in the soil

This springtail of the species Holacanthella spinosa is one of the well-known inhabitants of the soil. But there are many more species hidden...
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

Red head after sport: Do you have to act?

A red face after exercise is nothing unusual: After all, physical activity circulates blood through the body, and you can see that on your...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

10,000 steps a day? New study corrects the fitness rule

Every step counts for your health - but it doesn't have to be 10,000 of them a day. This is the result of...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Earth & Climate

Fossil evidence of former sea ice loss

Electron micrograph of the foraminifera Turborotalita quinqueloba, which apparently was once able to migrate far into the Arctic Ocean due to ice-free conditions. ...
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

Choline: effect and occurrence of the nutrient

The nutrient choline is important for a wide variety of processes in the body. Here you can find out what these are and...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

How climate change shaped early hominin life

Only climate changes shifted the distribution areas of the Neanderthals and Denisovans so much that they were able to interbreed. © Axel Timmermann...
Alan Cannon -
Health & Medicine

Is yarrow poisonous? You should know that

Yarrow is a traditional medicinal plant, but care should be taken when using it. You can find out here whether yarrow is actually...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Bacterial relatives of mitochondria identified

The mitochondria once got into the precursors of the eukaryotic cells through endosymbiosis of a bacterium. © Christoph Burgstedt/ iStock ...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

One in four suffers from fatty liver: Expert explains the “silent inflammation”

In Germany, around 25 percent of the population suffer from fatty liver, warns a gastroenterologist in the Utopia interview. But the disease is...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

“Wet” planetary nursery discovered

Artist's rendering of the water-rich inner disc of PDS 70 and the two gas giant planets that have already formed. © MPIA ...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Complex culture in the Neolithic

Body jewelry is of great importance for the study of ancient cultures. As an important symbol of that time, it offers insight into cultural...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Weight loss syringe Wegovy: “Not a lifestyle drug,” says a doctor

The slimming product Wegovy is now also available in Germany. But what can the drug do and who should use it? Nobody...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Arsenic in food: Occurrences, dangers and what you need to know

Arsenic is a naturally occurring substance that is toxic to humans. However, it is also found in foods such as rice, baked goods,...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Mind Blanking: This is what happens in the brain when people stare into space

If you just stare straight ahead and don't seem to be thinking about anything - what exactly is going on in your head? ...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Healthy linseed oil: This is how linseed extract works

Linseed oil is known to many as a wood preservative. This healthy oil, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, can do so...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Painkillers: why you should lie to the right after taking them

Photo: Unsplash / Rodolfo Marques Anyone who takes painkillers should then lie down on the right side of their body. Researchers have found that...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Aspergillus fumigatus: How the pathogen adapts to humans

The mold Aspergillus fumigatus can cause serious illnesses in humans. Researchers have now found out to what extent the fungus can adapt to...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
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