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Why don’t snakes strangle themselves?

The boa constrictor can literally squeeze the life out of its victims. © DimitarOmi/iStock The victims are squeezed until their circulation finally collapses. ...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

For the first time, researchers in East Antarctica have seen an ice shelf break apart: cause for concern?

Earlier this month, the Conger Ice Shelf – slightly smaller than the province of Utrecht – completely disintegrated off the coast of East...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Preventing a cold: How to stay healthy

These tips show you how you can prevent colds - with sunbathing, a good mood, exercise, the right diet and many other immune-boosting activities....
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

Exploded star doesn’t behave by the book

Unexpectedly, some of the material left over from a supernova explosion does not move outwards, but inwards. Light must have reached Earth in 1672...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

This mysterious plant lives up to 20 meters from the ground and that raises an interesting question

How does the plant manage to keep and spread its seeds at such a high altitude? Zamia pseudoparasitica is a special plant in several...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

Newly discovered type of ice shatters image of distant aquatic planets

American scientists have discovered a new way in which water can freeze. Water ice is water ice, you might say. Okay, you have...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Dry lake tells climate story

About 8000 years ago there was a lake in the Arabian desert, the sediments of which form a climate archive of this...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Dog of inexperienced owner more often shows strange behavior

Under what circumstances do dogs exhibit abnormal, repetitive behaviors such as chasing their own tail? Finnish researchers investigated this. When zoos were much...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

‘Human language did not begin with guttural sounds, but with hand gestures’

The image that prehistoric cavemen communicated with each other by means of low growls has banished researchers to the realm of fables. How did...
Dr. Hayden Miller -
Biology

On the trail of the code of vampirism

"Dracula" carries signatures of his bloodthirsty way of life in the genome. © Marco AR Mello They feed solely on blood and the...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

When humans transmit diseases to animals

Great apes in the zoo are particularly often infected by us humans. © jeryltan/ iStock Diseases transmitted from humans to animals endanger conservation efforts...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: Perpetual Storm Shrinks, But Isn’t Dying

The space photo of the week is this beautiful panorama of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. It is one of the most photographed...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

NTDs: Why these neglected tropical diseases affect us too

The abbreviation NTD stands for "Neglected Tropical Disease". This refers to tropical diseases that medicine and politics pay little attention to. You...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

How Lettuce Grown in Space Can Help Astronauts Maintain Strong Bones

And that brings manned missions to Mars one step closer. For some time, leading space agencies and companies have fantasized about manned missions to...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Non-bathing: Is showering superfluous?

Non-bathing refers to the practice of showering and bathing less frequently - for the sake of health and the environment. Here you can...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

On the trail of cancer metabolism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVjGOj3IQEY Researchers at the University of Cologne are looking for ways to disrupt nutrient processing in cancer cells so they can no longer grow. Source: Alexander...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Psychology & Sociology

Animal emotions raise ethical questions

What does an octopus feel? © Freder/ iStock Squid can solve complex puzzles, bees have different levels of exploration based on previous experience, and...
Emmaline Middleton -
Astronomy

Weird exo weather in sight

Artist's impression of hot Jupiter WASP-121 b. It is a hot Jupiter class planet. It always presents the same side to its...
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

Microplastics found in the bloodstream of the Dutch: should you be concerned?

Plastic is everywhere: in our environment and even in our own bodies. But can it hurt? It has been buzzing for a while:...
Dr. Hayden Miller -
Biology

Bogs can clean mining effluents

Researchers in a rewetted bog. © IGB Open pit mines and other mining activities often leave contaminated mine water behind. But peatlands could...
Elijah Burt -
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