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Health & Medicine

Cannabidiol / CBD – Effect and application at a glance

© Tinnakorn Jorruang, Getty Images CBD - the three letters stand for the substance cannabidiol, which is obtained from the female hemp plant in addition...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

‘Door’ on Mars turns out to be a lot smaller than thought

It's more like a dog door, NASA jokes. The photo has provided quite a bit of entertainment and a large number of wild stories...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Rock salt turns out to harbor 830-million-year-old microorganisms (which may very well still be alive!)

It is probably bacteria or algae that became trapped in the minerals hundreds of millions of years ago. That can be read in the...
Charlie Elliott -
Psychology & Sociology

Social media puts us in “dissociative state”

We often spend more time on social media than we actually want. © Victollio/ iStock Many people feel like they spend more time on...
Emmaline Middleton -
Astronomy

“Late” water on Mars

Panorama of the landing site of the Zhurong rover. © China National Space Administration (CNSA) So far it is unclear how long the habitable...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Hologram reacts to its surroundings

butterfly or caterpillar? The holography system shown here can project both or only one of these animals - the hologram changes depending on...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

Democratic decision to mass start

In winter, hundreds of jackdaws often congregate in roosting trees, from which they set out together in the morning. © Jolle Jolles "I vote...
Ashton Edwards -
Astronomy

Space probe captures our moon’s great disappearing act

From a distance of no less than 100 million kilometers, spacecraft Lucy witnessed a lunar eclipse. And that produces very special images. A...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

This salamander turns out to be a pretty good glider pilot and paratrooper

A species of salamander that lives in the canopy of tall trees makes clever use of glider and parachute techniques, according to wind...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Hornet Sting: Dangers and How to Deal With It Properly

A hornet sting can be dangerous, but is truly life-threatening for only a few people. We explain how to treat a hornet sting...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

Where did Herod’s alabaster come from?

Herod's bathtub found at Herodium © Amos Frumkin/ The Hebrew University of Jerusalem King Herod, notorious from biblical texts, not only initiated numerous magnificent building...
Alan Cannon -
Earth & Climate

The ‘known unknowns’ of the influence of the climate on our health

There are still many unanswered questions about the impact of climate change on our health. RIVM has drawn up an action plan...
Charlie Elliott -
Biology

Drug candidates from coral

Some soft corals produce medicinally promising compounds. © Bailey Miller Corals contain numerous substances that could potentially be used medicinally. One problem with...
Elijah Burt -
Astronomy

Giant space rock will zoom past Earth later this week

The space rock – which has a diameter of about 1000 meters – passes our planet at a distance of 'only' just over...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Astronomers recognize record number of chemical elements in one star

Astronomers have seen as many as 65 different chemical elements in one star. Only in our sun (slightly) more elements have been...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Ever wondered what those noisy jackdaws are all about? Scientists are out!

It seems they "democratically" short circuit when it's time to leave. On cold, dark winter mornings, you can sometimes hear small, black crows—known as...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Call for gardening with endangered plants

Private gardens and parks could become new habitats for endangered plant species. © AscentXmedia/iStock Conservation gardening is hip! Researchers are committed to the...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Your brain is getting in the way of a serious advance of the electric car

The range of an electric car is often underestimated, while the distance of daily journeys is overestimated. The increase in greenhouse gases in the...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Hate on the Net: What you can do

Maybe you too have been affected by hate online or noticed it as an outsider. We present four tips you can use to...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

Early human molar discovered in Laos

Fossil early human tooth and entrance to Tam Ngu Hao cave 2 (circle) © Demeter et al. /Nature Communications, CC by 4.0 In the...
Alan Cannon -
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