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A pillow that breathes: it may sound creepy, but it actually seems to get rid of fear

Researchers have designed a soft, cuddly and breathable pillow that can be an important aid for people who are (temporarily) anxious. Unfortunately, anxiety disorders...

Large impact crater on Greenland does not appear to be a silent witness of human suffering

Fortunately, the crater was created long before the first humans populated the earth. In 2015, researchers in northwestern Greenland stumbled upon a bizarrely large...

Consortium chosen by ESA will make oxygen on the moon

After an exciting competition, the European Space Agency has selected the industrial team that will extract oxygen from lunar regolite using an ingenious...

Molecular discovery in a protoplanetary disk

iIllustration of the protoplanetary disk around the star IRS 48, spectral emission of dimethyl ether (blue) and the molecule. ©ESO/L. Calçada, ALMA...

Photo worth seeing: A new orchid species

Here, an orchid stretches its unique blooms for the sunlight. This flower isn't just special because of its looks: it's also a newly...

Cosmic Impact dated

In north-west Greenland, a 31 km wide crater lies dormant under the ice. © University of Copenhagen Much earlier than thought: The huge Hiawatha...

Two indigenous peoples in Bolivia appear to have little to do with dementia

A pre-industrial lifestyle appears to be able to prevent Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. Dementia is already one of the leading causes...

Ancestors of the octopus appear to have had not eight, but ten(!) arms

Researchers have come to that conclusion after examining a ten-armed, 328-million-year-old ancestor of the octopus. It turns out to be a species unknown to...

Primeval “eight-armed man” with ten arms

Artist's rendering of the primeval cephalopod. © K. Whalen/Christopher Whalen Today's representatives reach out with eight arms - the primeval ancestors of the octopuses,...

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