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Photo worth seeing: Flycode’s method allows a significant reduction in the number of experimental mice

Before antibody drugs come onto the market, the antibodies must first be tested on mice.Last have Researchers at the University of Zurich...

A compact star quartet

Astronomers have discovered a quadruple star system in a hierarchical 3+1 configuration (illustration). © Arndt_Vladimir / iStock Most stars in space are...

Puzzle of spherical crystals solved

Two examples of spherulites – polycrystalline spherical structures. © Noushine Shahidzadeh/University of Amsterdam Crystals usually form angular shapes - from cubes to the jagged stars...

Why pain lasts longer in women

Pain often lasts longer in women than in men. But why? © Wavebreakmedia/ iStock Women often suffer from pain longer than men. A study now...

Smart natural capital

Our lives are made up of transactions, almost everything has value. But what value can we give to protecting biodiversity, i.e. nature - from...

How well do we know our cats?

This cat is clearly doing well - or is it? © Olga Yastremska/ iStock Cats are among the most popular pets and are close everyday...

The physics of squeaky sneakers

Physicists have discovered why basketball shoes squeak on the gym floor. © skynesher/ iStock Why do sneakers squeak on the hall floor? Based on this...

Arctic fires release more CO2 than expected

Controlled fire in a boreal forest in Sweden. © Johan Eckdahl/UC Berkeley Due to climate change, forest fires are not only increasing in our latitudes...

How wild cats adapt to human influences

A wild cat goes hunting in a grain field - outside of its usual forest habitat (illustration). © Chris Baumann European wildcats are actually shy...

Matings between humans and Neanderthals were gender specific

The Neanderthals left traces of DNA in our genome - albeit with noticeable gaps. © gorodenkoff/ iStock Early modern humans repeatedly interbred with Neanderthals. Most...

Tactful cooperation

An ant leans over an ant blueworm caterpillar as if caring for it. In fact, there are some species of butterflies whose caterpillars rely...

A massacre of women and children 2,800 years ago

2,800 years ago, 77 people, mostly women and children, were murdered in the Carpathian Basin, but were then carefully buried. © Linda Fibiger et...

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