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Which pillow for neck pain?

Anyone who wakes up in the morning with a stiff neck often believes that a soft pillow would be the solution. That is often...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Biology

Surprising find in amber

This is what the exotic prehistoric harvestman Balticolasma wunderlichi might have looked like during its lifetime. © Joshua Knüppe Amber acts like...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: With depth

We are mistaken if we think we know our planet. While we know a lot about the landmass, only about a quarter...
Elijah Burt -
Astronomy

A comet spins backwards

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák has changed its rotation direction. © NASA/ESA/CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) Like many other celestial bodies, many comets rotate around themselves....
Ashton Edwards -
Psychology & Sociology

How resilience shows up in the brain

What makes our brain resilient to stress? © Anucha Tiemsom/ iStock Some people survive even extreme stressful situations largely unscathed, others are...
Emmaline Middleton -
Biology

Lights out for Earth Hour

Earth Hour. © barsrsind/ iStock Next Saturday, March 28th, is Earth Hour. Under the motto “We’ll make it happen!” The lights go...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Tap water: This mistake that many people make can be dangerous

It usually takes a moment for cold, fresh water to come out of the tap in the morning. It is often said that you...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Walk correctly: This is how you avoid the risks of walking incorrectly

Walking correctly has to be learned - because an incorrect gait pattern can quickly lead to pain and orthopedic problems. We'll tell you how...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

What pirate gold reveals about African cultural heritage

Akan gold from the Whydah Gally, a former slave ship that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717. © Tobias Skowronek ...
Alan Cannon -
Earth & Climate

New insights into the origins of great apes

This is what the great ape precursor Masripithecus moghraensis might have looked like. © Mauricio Antón Where did the last common ancestors...
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

Reading in Bad Light: Really Bad for Your Eyes?

“Turn on the light, you’ll ruin your eyes!”: That’s a typical parental sentence. Can reading in poor light really damage your eyesight? Asked the...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Drink 2 liters of water every day: study recommends different value

Drinking enough water is important. But how much exactly should we drink to get through the day healthily? That's what a study says and...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

Predator eats conqueror

Wooden sculpture of a tiger with a human holding a bottle on a blue base. mauritius images / CC BY SA / imageBROKER...
Alan Cannon -
Psychology & Sociology

A rock hard jaw

This turtle dates back to the Jurassic period and has widened chewing bars. These probably saved the lives of descendants. Turtles with...
Emmaline Middleton -
Biology

Extreme climate impacts are possible at just two degrees of warming

Dried corn plants in drought – such climate impacts could possibly occur more frequently than is recorded in common climate forecasts. © André...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Get fit by cycling: This is how often you should cycle per week to get fit

Cycling is a great way to get or stay fit. But how often, how long and how intensively should you cycle to achieve this? What...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

The rule of the court physician

When the doctor Johann Friedrich Struensee was recruited by the Danish court to care for the mentally ill King Christian VII, no...
Alan Cannon -
Earth & Climate

DNA reveals the story of Europe’s earliest dogs

Discovered in England, this 14,800-year-old jawbone comes from one of the earliest known dogs in Europe. © Trustees of the Natural History Museum...
Ashton Edwards -
History & Archaeology

Dikes or soft ones!

An age-old theme of human activity is gaining new importance with climate change and rising water levels: living with and protecting from...
Alan Cannon -
Astronomy

World’s first transport of antimatter

This truck has a unique cargo: it carries a special container containing floating antiprotons. © CERN Antimatter is extremely unstable: If it...
Ashton Edwards -
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