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10,000-year-old baby grave provides rare insight into ‘personality evolution’

The child was buried with various grave goods, which shows that even the very youngest were recognized as full-fledged persons at the time. About 10,000...

Find in the alluvial forest: Rare insect species rediscovered

This extremely rare mosquito-repellent was discovered in the Leipzig floodplain forest. (Photo: Lisa Hahn) In the Leipzig floodplain forest, biologists have discovered an insect...

For the first time, a space probe has ‘tapped’ the sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has flown through the sun's upper atmosphere — the corona. And this is what he discovered. For the first time...

First evidence of a Roman crucifixion in England

Iron nail in the heel bone of the crucified dead. (Image: Albion Archeology) The crucifixion was one of the particularly cruel death sentences in...

How well-designed solar parks can boost biodiversity

On the road to renewable energy, solar parks may provide another important benefit: for nature. In order to achieve the objectives of the Paris Climate...

Long bird tongue even in dinosaur times

Left: Depiction of the fossil head of the Cretaceous bird with the hyoid bone marked in color. Right: Artist's impression of the animal,...

Are rocket scientists and brain surgeons really smarter than us?

New research suggests that we have unfairly placed them on a pedestal when it comes to their intelligence. "It's not rocket science" or "You don't...

New Arctic heat record: 38 degrees Celsius!

It is a temperature more suited to the Mediterranean area, but was actually measured in June 2020 in Verkhoyansk – a Russian city near...

Dinosaurs may have had colored heads and legs

With impressive bright colors they managed to seduce partners, just like birds still do today. In the meantime, many dinosaur bones have already been found....

“Everyday species” on the advance

The growth of the already widespread plant species threatens the diversity of plants in many ecosystems in Europe. (Image: Harald Pauli / OeAW) Stinging...

Accumulation of mouth caps lying around threatens to become a serious environmental problem

“If governments require the use of face masks, they must also provide sufficient information about cleaning them up.” That's what researcher Keiron Roberts says in...

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