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Make cough syrup yourself: Onion juice made from onion and honey

Onion juice is the classic among home remedies: onions have an antibacterial effect and you can use them in combination with honey to make...

Bonobos feel obliged

If bonobos are interrupted in their social grooming, they then “faithfully” resume their obligatory behavior. (Image: USO / iStock) Interesting parallels to humans: Bonobos...

“Lose weight fast”? Not a good resolution! This is how healthy weight loss works

More than every third German wants to lose weight quickly after the turn of the year. Utopia will tell you why this is...

Ancient DNA reveals prehistory of the Caribbean

Early exchange in the Bahama Archipelago (Image: Merald Clark / SIBA) The first humans began to settle on the Caribbean islands around 6,000 years ago....

What determines the pitch of songbirds?

Many representatives of the passerine birds make themselves loudly heard. (Image: Buchfink, Nataba / iStock) There is chirping, beeping and humming - in very...

Formerly mammals with astonishingly precise bite

Jaw and bite of Priacodon fruitaensis. (Photo: Thomas Martin, Kai RK Jäger / University of Bonn) The teeth and jaws of early mammals reveal...

Marine microplastics: Gone with the wind

Everywhere it is teeming with the tiny decay products of human plastic waste. (Image: dottedhippo / iStock) It's teeming everywhere - the notorious microplastics...

Lent Soup: A Simple Recipe

Lent soup is a vegetable stock that provides you with valuable minerals during therapeutic fasting and supports the detoxification process. Here you will...

Featured picture: Shadow of the solar eclipse

The dark zone at the bottom of this earth image is not an exposure disturbance, but the shadow of a total solar eclipse. ...

Snoring: causes and how to stop it

Snoring is not only annoying for your roommates, it can also have health consequences. Here you can find out more about the causes,...

Mastic: that’s behind the gum resin

Mastic is used in various foods, cosmetic products and as an adhesive. Here you can find out more about the extraction, effectiveness and...

Ferulic acid: effects and where the antioxidant occurs

Ferulic acid is found in many plants and especially offers your skin special protection. Here you can read about the effects of ferulic...

Looking for ice tools

Researchers from the University of Innsbruck are looking for geological traces of former climatic changes in the alpine cave "Eisriesenwelt". Source: University of Innsbruck

Why the thymus is important in pregnancy

The thymus gland plays an important role in pregnancy. (Image: IMBA / Kulcsar) How does the female immune system adjust to pregnancy? A...

New Year’s Eve alone: ​​this is the best way to start the new year

Spending New Year's Eve alone may sound strange or even scary at first. We give you five tips on how you can end...

Exotic imports over 3000 years ago

A market in the city of Megiddo in the second millennium BC Chr .: Grocers offer not only local products but also exotic...

Superconductivity at room temperature

In this experimental setup, the researchers created their superconductor. (Image: Adam Fenster) Superconductors conduct electricity without resistance and could therefore revolutionize electronics and power...

Introduced algae changes the Wadden Sea

Algae carpet by Vaucheria velutina (left) in the Wadden Sea off Sylt. (Photo: Karsten Reise) The tube alga Vaucheria velutina is the alga of...

Alpine peaks overheard at the split

At some point there will be a strong crash on the summit of the Hochvogel: There is a gap there that widens by almost...

Christmas tree decorations as a mirror of the zeitgeist

Christmas decorated tree at the end of the 19th century. (Image: cu / iStock) Whether golden balls, tinsel or edible delicacies: the decorations on...

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