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Photo worth seeing: The most informative book

Knowledge book of the year 2025 in the OVERVIEW category In times of global crises, the book delivers an encouraging message: things can be better...

Luminous nanocrystals

This color palette consists of samples of various lanthanide nanocrystals that glow when excited with electricity. These are synthetic crystals that contain rare earth...

Muslim necropolis discovered at the bottom of Lake Issyk Köl

Kristina Guseynova from the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences with part of an ancient jug. © Elizaveta Romashkina Archaeologists have...

Regional products are not always more sustainable

Local doesn’t necessarily mean environmentally friendly. © Photoboyko/iStock For many people, how sustainable a food appears to depend largely on its origin. Regional products are...

Insulin: patch instead of syringe?

Until now, patients with type 1 diabetes or severe type 2 diabetes have had to inject themselves with insulin. © richcano/ iStock Many diabetics need...

Alpine salamander is “Lurch of the Year” 2026

Black popular figure: the Alpine salamander (Salamandra atra). © B. Trapp/DGHT The alpine salamander is an extremely unusual amphibian species. On the one hand, the...

People blink in time to the music

As the music plays, a woman's eyes blink in time - a hidden connection between hearing and movement that connects the auditory rhythm with...

This is how winter holidays can become more sustainable

A holiday in a snow-white idyll is usually not very sustainable. © mbbirdy/iStock In winter, many people go on a skiing holiday. Skiing, snowboarding and...

AI identifies 3.3 billion-year-old traces of life

The dark relics in this thin section of rock most likely come from early living beings. © Andrew D. Czaja When did life first emerge...

What if Europe had hardly any pollinators left?

Wild pollinator insects, such as a bumblebee here, are essential for many crops. © Vadim Zhakupov/ iStock Insects are doing poorly - and so are...

Bats benefit from beaver burrows

Beavers are landscape architects. © Christof Angst Beavers build dams in the water from dead wood, creating habitats for themselves and many other species. But...

Grave field illuminates the beginnings of the Bavarians

The “Bavarian Princess” in her richly furnished grave near Bad Füssing © Office of Archeology Neupert, Kozik & Simm A burial ground in Bad Füssing,...

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