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Earth & Climate

Record-breaking lightning bolt lasted no less than 17 seconds

A second lightning bolt that will go down in the books is one that traveled a horizontal distance of 768 kilometers – roughly...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Band-aids are said to repair intestinal injuries

Classic belly seam versus seam glue. © J. Wu, et al./ Science Translational Medicine (2022) Up to now, injured areas have usually been sewn...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

Earth appears to have a second, hefty Trojan

And the space rock will accompany our planet for at least another 4,000 years. In 2020, scientists will spot a new asteroid: 2020 XL5....
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

World’s smallest land snail discovered

The smallest known land snail: Angustopila psammion. ©Senckenberg Their shell is less than half a millimeter in size and the entire animal is smaller...
Ashton Edwards -
History & Archaeology

Remarkable find in Maryland: a skull filled with fossilized poop

The fossilized feces were left in the braincase of a fish millions of years ago by soft worms. Researchers have found hundreds of...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

For the first time, almost all the snow at the Winter Games is fake (and that’s worrying)

Due to the current changing climate, real snow is becoming increasingly rare. And so hundreds of snow cannons in Beijing are currently...
Dr. Hayden Miller -
Biology

Climate change is making coral reef refuges disappear

Coral bleaching off Japan. © Berger Lab Climate change is threatening coral reefs even more than previously thought. A study shows that even...
Elijah Burt -
Astronomy

Dying stars may still give birth to planets

If confirmed, it will change the prevailing theories about planet formation forever. Planets are usually not much older than the stars they orbit. ...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

There are still at least 9,200 tree species on earth to discover

The actual number of tree species on our planet is estimated to be 14 percent higher than previously thought. You would think that by...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Targeting distant layers of the atmosphere

Artist's impression of the exoplanet WASP-189b. (Image: Bibiana Prinoth) Complex and exotic: astronomers have gained a glimpse of the gas envelope of the exoplanet...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Robotic surgery without assistance

(Image: Johns Hopkins University) This surgical robot has performed a minimally invasive procedure without human assistance for the first time. He was able to...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

The way people die has changed radically in 60 years – and that worries researchers

The heavy emphasis on medical care and the avoidance of death means that millions of people today suffer needlessly just before they die. Dying...
Dr. Hayden Miller -
Health & Medicine

Leptin: what it is and its side effects

Leptin is a hormone that triggers feelings of satiety. Because of this effect, it is also considered a means of losing weight. ...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Is coffee good or bad?

Coffee is by far the most popular hot drink in Germany. For most Germans, it is part of a little break. Nevertheless, it is...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

The extreme planet WASP-189b also appears to have a layered atmosphere

And one of those layers is even strongly reminiscent of our own ozone layer, which is very important for life. About 322 light-years away...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

The complex climate problem also has low-hanging fruit that is sometimes even visible from space

In Turkmenistan, large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane are leaking into the atmosphere, satellites have revealed. And that can be...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Mouthwash against corona viruses: how useful is that?

Can a mouthwash help against corona viruses? The primary purpose of mouthwashes is to kill bacteria in the mouth and throat. In...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Protein: Too much protein damages the kidneys

Protein is found in meat and dairy products, but the requirement can also be met with plant-based foods. Athletes like to use additional...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Biology

Dumb as a fish

The squirrel fish are examples of "talkative" inhabitants of the underwater world. (Image: JEFFREY T WILLIAMS) They hum, squeak, drum...: A study shows that...
Elijah Burt -
Astronomy

Extremophile, terrestrial microbes betray what life on Mars may have looked like

Unruly microorganisms found in a crater lake of an active volcano provide clues about the possible forms of life on the former red...
Charlie Elliott -
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