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New insights into the origins of great apes

This is what the great ape precursor Masripithecus moghraensis might have looked like. © Mauricio Antón Where did the last common ancestors...

A rock hard jaw

This turtle dates back to the Jurassic period and has widened chewing bars. These probably saved the lives of descendants. Turtles with...

Extreme climate impacts are possible at just two degrees of warming

Dried corn plants in drought – such climate impacts could possibly occur more frequently than is recorded in common climate forecasts. © André...

The rule of the court physician

When the doctor Johann Friedrich Struensee was recruited by the Danish court to care for the mentally ill King Christian VII, no...

DNA reveals the story of Europe’s earliest dogs

Discovered in England, this 14,800-year-old jawbone comes from one of the earliest known dogs in Europe. © Trustees of the Natural History Museum...

Dikes or soft ones!

An age-old theme of human activity is gaining new importance with climate change and rising water levels: living with and protecting from...

World’s first transport of antimatter

This truck has a unique cargo: it carries a special container containing floating antiprotons. © CERN Antimatter is extremely unstable: If it...

The most beautiful mountain in the world

The Japanese call Mount Fuji unique, and it is also considered exceptionally beautiful abroad. But it took centuries before the iconic mountain...

Photo worth seeing: Understanding moors digitally – AI monitoring for climate, biodiversity and new land use

Peatlands are extremely efficient carbon sinks, storing more CO despite their low surface coverage2 bind together like all forests. They are also...

ReFuels could completely replace fossil fuels in Europe

Biogenic fuels made from various residues could power combustion engines in all types of vehicles. © Markus Breig, Amadeus Bramsiepe/KIT Millions of...

Astronomers find early version of our solar system

This composite image from ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows the two growing planets around the young star WISPIT 2. © ESO/C. Lawlor,...

Dancing bees react to their audience

Honey bee doing the waggle dance. © Heather Broccard Bell When honey bees return to their hive after foraging, they show their...

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