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Early humans made fire 400,000 years ago

Early humans may have learned to make fire as early as 400,000 years ago. © Craig Williams/The Trustees of the British Museum The ability to...

Photo worth seeing: An AI-powered prosthetic hand

At first glance, this bionic hand, with its movable, slightly angled fingers and skin-colored tips, looks like a futuristic high-tech model from a science...

Upside down world

Roman society was characterized by a very pronounced hierarchy. Everything had its own place: rich and poor, above and below. But once a year...

Beer – a gift from the gods

Strict, dignified, sublime - this is how the ancient Egyptians usually appear in their paintings, reliefs and portraits. They were also able to celebrate...

Monogamy of humans and animals in comparison

Is monogamy in the roots of humanity? © Sorapop/ iStock Is monogamy part of human nature? This question is always controversially discussed. A study has...

Sodium deficiency forces large wild animals to search for salt

Elephants, giraffes and rhinos live primarily where there is enough salt. © murat4art/iStock In some regions and many nature reserves in Africa there is a...

Active galaxy nucleus spews ultrafast winds

For the first time, astronomers have observed ultrafast particle streams during the outburst of radiation from a supermassive black hole. © European Space Agency...

Merry Christmas!

Charles Dickens' “Christmas Carol” is one of his most popular stories worldwide. With this work, Dickens did not provide a pure portrait of the...

A Greek woman sculpture in the Etruscan city of Vulci

Head of the female statue discovered in the Etruscan city of Vulci at the site. © Mariachiara Franceschini The city of Vulci in central Italy...

Exoplanet WASP-121b has a double tail

This is what the hot gas giant WASP-121b could look like with its two tails. © Benoit Gouegeon/University of Montreal When extrasolar gas giants get...

PFAS from ski wax contaminate the trails

So that the skis glide smoothly over the snow, the underside is waxed. © AscentXmedia/iStock When PFAS pollutants enter the environment, they remain there for...

Mysterious Stone of Destiny

On December 25, 1950, four students from Glasgow stole the “Stone of Destiny” from Westminster Abbey. Supposedly the stone once played an important role...

In the beginning there was the jam

View of an early modern kitchen (painting by Georg Flegel and Marten van Valckenborch, around 1600). akg images A new study shows how fruit cooked with...

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