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A Greek woman sculpture in the Etruscan city of Vulci

Head of the female statue discovered in the Etruscan city of Vulci at the site. © Mariachiara Franceschini The city of Vulci in central Italy...

Exoplanet WASP-121b has a double tail

This is what the hot gas giant WASP-121b could look like with its two tails. © Benoit Gouegeon/University of Montreal When extrasolar gas giants get...

PFAS from ski wax contaminate the trails

So that the skis glide smoothly over the snow, the underside is waxed. © AscentXmedia/iStock When PFAS pollutants enter the environment, they remain there for...

Mysterious Stone of Destiny

On December 25, 1950, four students from Glasgow stole the “Stone of Destiny” from Westminster Abbey. Supposedly the stone once played an important role...

In the beginning there was the jam

View of an early modern kitchen (painting by Georg Flegel and Marten van Valckenborch, around 1600). akg images A new study shows how fruit cooked with...

Breathing rhythm as a pacemaker for memory

The rhythm of our breathing could influence when we learn or remember particularly well. © peterschreiber.media/ iStock Our breathing rhythm can help us store and...

Ingredients in candles are often inadequately labeled

Candles are often made from waxes that are harmful to the climate or the environment. © Ridofranz/iStock Candles are in high season in the run-up...

How stray light from satellites threatens space exploration

Needs as clear and undisturbed a view of the cosmos as possible: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. © dima_zel/iStock/NASA In the next decade, almost all images...

Roman private bath discovered on the Rhine

The exposed building. © Canton of Aargau, Cantonal Archaeology Archaeologists have excavated an ancient bath complex in Switzerland. It once belonged to a Roman estate,...

Photo worth seeing: The little lanterns of the forest floor

The inconspicuous, peach-colored flowers of “Thismia selangorensis” stand like little lanterns between moist leaves and root wood. The delicate plants, only about ten centimeters...

Bioplastic – promising or not?

Bioplastic is primarily used for packaging. © Lisovskaya/iStock Plastics are an increasingly big problem for our planet. They consist of increasingly scarce petroleum, quickly end...

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