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Scientists hunt for the oldest ice on Earth

The ice – hidden some 2,700 meters deep in the Antarctic ice sheet – could be up to 1.2 million years old and...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

Ancient Stegosaurus Gives Us a Unique Look into the Still-Shrouded Evolution of Stegosaurus

The fossil remains excavated in China may be the oldest in the world. Researchers have unearthed the remains of an ancient and relatively small...
Charlie Elliott -
Biology

Anti-icing protection with potential

Ice only adheres very weakly to the specially structured shell of an Antarctic mussel species and can therefore be washed away by even slight...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

Scientists can now predict when Dutch beaches will be flooded with waste

And that makes cleaning it up a lot easier. It is a somewhat sad sight: beautiful sandy beaches that are full of dumped, mostly...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Mysterious rocket booster hits the moon today

The object — a rocket booster whose origins are hotly disputed — will create a new crater on the moon this afternoon. In late...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Ocean: “Eco-friendly” sunscreen damages protozoa

Foraminifera of the species Heterostegina depressa contain diatoms as symbionts. © Rosa Grafl Foraminifera - single-celled organisms that live predominantly in the sea -...
Ashton Edwards -
History & Archaeology

On the trail of Venus von Willendorf

Researchers have gained insight into the material of the famous Paleolithic statuette through micro-CT scans. Left image © NHM Vienna, Alice Schumacher, right...
Alan Cannon -
Health & Medicine

How Milk Can Aggravate Multiple Sclerosis

Normally, the insulating myelin (black) nestles tightly around nerve fibers as a compact layer. In MS, this layer is attacked by the immune...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Psychology & Sociology

Why we are carried away by samba music

Researchers have devoted a study to the effects of samba rhythms and their neural echo. © Joa_Souza/iStock At the famous carnival parades in Rio...
Emmaline Middleton -
Earth & Climate

Female chimpanzees don’t like humans so much

While males are not afraid of anything, female chimpanzees prefer to stay far away from humans. People are basically everywhere these days. Also...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

Europeans mummified their dead much earlier than thought

'mummies' have been found in a Portuguese cemetery, dating from about 8,000 years ago. We knew that the Egyptians mummified their dead. But...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Corona restrictions were not only in the way of COVID-19, but also dengue fever

In 2020, almost three quarters of a million fewer dengue virus infections occurred, which is probably (in part) due to the restrictive corona...
Dr. Hayden Miller -
Earth & Climate

Insects are not only very healthy for humans, but also for plants

Insect leftovers after we have feasted on them can serve very well as a nutrient source and soil improver for plants. So...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

THEN Podcast Episode 42 – Of Trappers, Tourists, and Railroad Lobbyists: The Establishment of Yellowstone National Park

150 years ago US President Ulysses S. Grant signed the act establishing Yellowstone National Park. Rumors had long circulated in the Wyoming Territory...
Alan Cannon -
Earth & Climate

Bacterial genes drove evolution of land plants

The green alga Micrasterias is closely related to land plants. © tonaquatic/ iStock Hundreds of genes in today's plants originally come from bacteria, fungi...
Ashton Edwards -
History & Archaeology

‘Stonehenge was a solar calendar with autocorrect’

If an error crept in while reading the calendar, it was automatically corrected on the shortest and longest day. When you think of megalithic...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Ear candles: You should definitely keep this in mind when cleaning your ears

You want to use ear candles to clean your ears? Good idea, but please use with caution and never alone! Find out...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

Nearest black hole turns out to be a mirage

The existence of a black hole just a thousand light-years away has been disputed, but has now been debunked. In 2020, astronomers came up...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

The recent eruption of the Tonga volcano is also not going to save our climate

The cooling effect of the concentration of sulfur dioxide pumped into the air by the volcano is 'disappointing'. In early January, a submarine volcano...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Pets and Corona: What you need to know about infection and quarantine

According to initial observations, pets can also become infected with the novel corona virus. However, experts see no reason for concern. You...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
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