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The unknown songs of Byzantium

Notation for the beginning of Psalm 103: 28 from around 1400. (Image: Austrian National Library) In the Byzantine Empire, religious rituals and the associated psalm...

How the fetus communicates with the placenta

Fetus and placenta on day 12 after fertilization. (Image: Ionel Sandovici) To ensure that the fetus is supplied with nutrients in the womb, the...

Wild animals conquer the big city

Fox in a Berlin garden. (Image: Leibniz-IZW) How do foxes, martens and raccoons get along in the big city? How do they adapt...

James Webb telescope performs second course correction

And that puts the space telescope better on course towards its final destination: a place near the so-called second Lagrange point. The mighty...

1500 languages ​​are about to disappear for good

According to researchers, there is a real 'language diversity crisis'. “We must act now.” At present, about 7,000 languages ​​are spoken worldwide. ...

Einstein’s theory of relativity passes the pulsar test

A double pulsar as a test field for Einstein's theories. (Image: Michael Kramer / MPI for Radio Astronomy) Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity...

Giant marine dinosaur evolved in record time

Artist's impression of Cymbospondylus youngorum hunting 246 million years ago. Stephanie Abramowicz. Stephanie Abramowicz / Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County...

Diversity is the insurance of the forest

As part of the BEF China experiment, the development of trees in differently composed forest pieces is continuously recorded. (Photo: Stefan Trogisch) It's all...

The coronavirus appears to have also targeted deer

At least three virus variants have been discovered in wild white-tailed deer at six different locations in the US state of Ohio. Deer also...

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