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Window to the diversity of Europe

At the Museum of European Cultures in Berlin, you can wander through Europe in all its diversity - from the sun-drenched south of Sicily...

Fourth type of neutrino is becoming less likely

Interior view of the electrostatic spectrometer in the KATRIN experiment in Karlsruhe, the world's most accurate neutrino "balance". © Michael Zacher/KIT, KATRIN Collaboration Neutrinos are...

A life for city, church and empire

1000 years ago, Burchard von Worms (around 965–1025), one of the most important scholars of high medieval canon law, died. But the work of...

Propaganda instead of frontline action

As a specialist in “internal advertising” in a defense company, many an advertising specialist was able to avoid being drafted during the Second World...

How Germany’s oil and gas trade affects the environment

Natural gas pipeline in Germany. © abadonian/iStock If the German state buys and imports fossil fuels such as oil and gas, this has consequences for...

Cooking, sharing, remembering: Meals are more than just eating food

© WavebreakMediaMicro, stock.adobe.com Food is much more than the sum of its ingredients. It connects people, tells stories and creates memories that continue through generations....

Neanderthals practiced selective cannibalism

These Neanderthal bone fragments from Goyet Cave bear traces of cannibalism. © Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences / Scientific Reports Not only did the...

Languages ​​around the world are similar in grammar

There are universal patterns in the grammar of the world's languages. © CarlosAndreSantos/iStock Although there are many different languages ​​around the world, their grammar...

Impressive and threatened lifelines

On their way from source to mouth, they create a huge network on the continents of our world. Rivers shape landscapes, provide living space,...

Mineral fertilizers leave toxic metals in wheat

Grain harvest at the UFZ experimental station in Bad Lauchstädt. © André Künzelmann / UFZ Wheat is one of the most important staple foods worldwide....

Photo worth seeing: Burnt down in 1524

Archaeologists report on the latest research results on the remains of the rediscovered Mallerbach pilgrimage chapel, which was destroyed on the eve of the...

Photo worth seeing: Mysteries in sight

The synchrotron radiation source PETRA III at DESY has revealed hidden features of finds from the Varus Battle. Source: German Electron Synchrotron

Heroes of the Arena

From the beginning of the Roman Republic to the end of Late Antiquity, there was hardly a greater pleasure for the Romans and most...

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