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Medieval hand grenades?

A fragment of the jar from Jerusalem that may have contained explosive material. © 2022 Matheson et al., Creative Commons Attribution License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Already...

Special telescope that can take clear pictures of exoplanets should greatly facilitate search for aliens

One day, the futuristic telescope could provide detailed images of planets hundreds of light-years away. Astronomers have already discovered more than 5,000 planets orbiting...

Will microbial meat alternatives save our forests?

Beef like in this burger promotes deforestation and harms the climate. © dulezidar/ iStock In order to meet the high meat consumption of the...

How wetlands contribute to climate protection

Marshland in the Dutch Westerschelde. © Edwin Paree Natural CO2 storage plays an important role in efforts to slow down man-made climate change. ...

Newly discovered rock art is so vast that even its creators could never fully admire it

The discovered figures may represent ghosts from the underworld, immortalized life-size in the darkest cavities of a cave. Scientists have stumbled upon at least...

Why sunscreen harms reefs

Apparently, those who smear themselves with certain sunscreens before swimming or snorkeling can give corals a phototoxic hit. © Cunfek/iStock Sunscreen that bathers release...

Intermittent fasting makes mice live longer

When and how often mice eat affects their lifespan. © Fernando Augusto/ http://made-for.studio Certain diets are designed to help extend lifespan. Researchers have...

Huge amount of groundwater discovered in Antarctica for the first time

The discovery may have implications for how the frozen continent responds to or may even contribute to climate change. We know that even Antarctica,...

On the trail of South German primeval robbers

Reconstruction of Batrachotomus and its habitat in present-day southwest Germany. © SMNS, M. Rech The primeval horsetail forests of what is now south-west Germany...

Arousal is reflected in the breath

Researchers are on the trail of the signature of pleasure in the breath. © Gpointstudio/iStock When you are sexually aroused, something happens in the...

A new kind of starburst

Material sucking white dwarf in a binary star system. ©ESO/M. Grain knife, L. Calçada When white dwarfs - the remnants of sun-like stars...

Surprise! Remote galaxy actually turns out to be the brightest pulsar ever

The pulsar is about 10 times brighter than any other specimen observed outside our Milky Way. Researchers have encountered a special pulsar using 'astronomical...

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