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Bronze Age jewelry workshop discovered

Parts of a clay mold that was once used to produce bronze neck rings with circumferential grooves. © LWL/T. poggel Around 3,000 years...

Dogs: Breed says little about behavior

To what extent do genes determine the behavior of different dog breeds? © Eriklam/ iStock Border collies are considered exceptionally smart, pit bull terriers...

Interesting hydrodynamics in plesiosaurs

Flow simulations have revealed water resistance factors in the bizarrely shaped marine iguanas of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. © S. Gutarra Diaz The...

It seemed impossible, but there are probably dunes on pizza moon Io

At first glance, Jupiter's moon seems totally unsuitable for dune formation, but dune-like features have been spotted on its surface. And researchers...

On the trail of unrecognized chemical exposure

Sampling at the Xiaoqing River. © Hereon/ Hanna Joerss The pollution of the environment with industrial chemicals is strictly monitored, but the monitoring currently...

‘More than 1800 species of reptiles are teetering on the edge of the abyss’

And if all those species perish, we will also lose about 15.6 billion years(!) of evolutionary history, researchers warn. After researchers previously looked into...

Video calls inhibit creativity

How does video conferencing affect creativity? © Violeta Stoimenova/ iStock More and more people work mainly from home and meet their colleagues primarily via...

Dino era tick ambers

This fossil tick appears to represent a missing link between leather ticks and shield ticks. Right: A Cretaceous tick preserved together with a...

Climate change could trigger mass extinctions in oceans

Many marine animals could become extinct if climate change continues. © Evan Davis The climate and oceans are warming due to man-made greenhouse gas...

Mars helicopter takes really fantastic photos of a gang we caused on Mars

Mars helicopter Ingenuity flew over the area where some critical components for the landing of Mars rover Perseverance crashed. Where Mars helicopter Ingenuity...

Richard Strauss in the focus of music research

Unknown versions of pieces and musical developments: researchers have gained new insights into the works and working methods of the composer Richard Strauss. Source: Ludwig-Maximilians-University...

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