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Scientists see a red supergiant explode for the first time

Astronomers observed the last 130 days leading up to its deadly blast. Astronomers have long suspected that massive stars turn into a so-called...

Fossil glimpses of Australia’s early rainforests

Fossil feather from McGrath's Flat. (Image: Michael Frese) A newly discovered fossil deposit in the Central Tablelands northwest of Sydney provides unique insights into...

Number of people with dementia could triple by 2050

However, preventive measures, including improved access to education and healthy lifestyles, could reverse that trend. Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death...

North Sea: where did the invasive comb jelly come from?

The comb jelly Mnemiopsis Leidyi. (Image: Cornelia Jaspers / DTU Aqua) The comb jelly Mnemiopsis Leidyi, originally from North America, is one of the...

The dog brain can distinguish between Spanish and Hungarian

It is the first time that researchers show that a non-human brain can distinguish different languages ​​from each other. Only a few animals can...

A Raetian settlement in sight

An Austrian team of archaeologists is on the trail of the secrets of a settlement that was enthroned on a hill southwest of Innsbruck...

Resistant germs before the antibiotic era

Methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus occur in hedgehogs, which apparently arose before the clinical use of antibiotics. (Image: kwasny221 / iStock Although modern medicine...

Dogs’ brains can distinguish languages

A dog taking a speech test in the brain scanner. (Image: Eniko Kubinyi) For the first time, researchers have shown that not only humans...

1.8 million additional deaths from urban air pollution

Air pollution in the city. (Image: Chris Leboutillier) Whether fine dust, nitrogen oxides or other pollutants - the air is thick in many metropolises...

Twenty new jumbo viruses discovered on human skin

These jumbo viruses – very large viruses that attack bacteria – appear to live mainly on our hands and feet. Microbiomes – communities of...

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