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How environmentally friendly are insect farms really?

Mealworms and other insects are considered a more environmentally friendly alternative to meat from mammals or poultry. © ollo/ iStock Insects are...

Our black hole also creates a wind

This composite image shows the gas distribution around the Milky Way's central black hole. Orange are cool gases that can be seen using...

Photo worth seeing: New telescope on 5,600 meter high Chilean mountain opens window on the universe

This arises a good three decades after the original idea by researchers at the University of Cologne and Cornell University Fred Young...

Headless skeleton mystery continues

Excavations at the Vráble site in Slovakia. Archaeologists have now discovered 77 headless skeletons in a ditch in this Neolithic settlement. © Nils...

Dopamine – a portrait

There are some myths and misunderstandings surrounding the neurotransmitter dopamine. It is much more than a “happiness hormone”. He is the teacher...

Electrosmog disrupts the orientation of bats

The mosquito bat (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) is the smallest bat species in Central Europe. On its migrations between summer and winter quarters, it orientates...

Mammoth discovery turns out to be a Stone Age cold case

This tusk comes from a mammoth skeleton discovered near Regensburg. © Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation Cold case: A mammoth skeleton...

Our brain also works with word predictions

Our brain uses similar strategies to AI when processing language. © CoreDesignKEY/ iStock Biological prediction machine: Our brain works similarly to artificial...

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