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Neurons that listen specifically to song

Researchers are on the trail of the neuronal mechanisms of music perception. © libre de droit/iStock On the trail of amazingly fine specializations: The...

»Climate change requires innovation«

Do we need genetic engineering to make our food crops fit for the future? Photo: Getty Images How can we sustainably feed a growing...

‘Armless’ dinosaur discovered in Argentina

The beast may even be closely related to the ancestors of all Abelisauridae: dinosaurs with arms so short that they were essentially useless. The...

Creeping salination of lakes

The idyll is deceptive: many lakes in Europe are threatened by salinity. © wmaster890/ iStock Salt from road salt, fertilizer and mine waste water...

Are Super-Earths Naked Mini-Neptunes?

Artist's impression of the mini Neptune TOI 560.01. Researchers present for the first time direct evidence for the theory that gas planets of...

Solar orbiter spots mega wisps of matter above the sun

The spaceship Solar Orbiter has captured images of a huge string of matter protruding from the solar surface. They are officially called prominences: intertwined...

Green carnivore under anesthesia

A Venus Flytrap stunned by Aether can no longer close when stimulated. © Bogdan Lazar/iStock; Detail © Sönke Scherzer, University of Würzburg It...

Just 20 minutes of exercise at age 70 can prevent serious heart disease

Exercise is apparently good medicine, even in old age. Everyone knows that exercise is healthy. When you are physically active every day, you...

Universal blood group for donor organs

Donor lung during enzyme treatment. © University Health Network Up until now, before an organ transplant, it has to be ensured that the blood...

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