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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...

Checkered rat history in Europe

The once so successful house rat has been almost entirely replaced by the brown rat. © division, CSIRO An animal career that was marked...

Extreme plant grows faster under stress

The extreme plant Schrenkiella parvula © José Dinneny If conditions are too dry, too salty, or too cold, most plants will grow poorly and eventually...

What was before Stonehenge?

Stonehenge is now situated in an unwooded, open landscape. © Nicholas Jones/ iStock The stone circle of Stonehenge today lies in an open,...

Titanic bacteria turns out to not only love rust, but also have a soft spot for plastic

The bacterium clings to the plastic and, if possible, 'surfs' across the oceans. Researchers write that in the magazine Environmental Pollution† They base...

Sweet surprise among marine meadows

A researcher takes a sample from the root zone of a seagrass meadow in the Mediterranean Sea. © HYDRA Marine Sciences Over a million...

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