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Propeller star: rotation in 25 seconds

The rapidly rotating white dwarf LAMOST J024048.51 + 195226.9 represents a "propeller star" that whirls matter attracted by a companion rapidly into space. ...

Photo worth seeing: Well-traveled rock

The photo shows cooled lava that was found in Costa Rica. It is astonishing that it bears the geochemical fingerprint of the earth's...

Extinction with a dizzying effect

Before the extinction events, a comparatively large number of grass-eaters took food from the fire, especially in South America, according to a study. ...

Mars robot sends breathtakingly beautiful snapshot to Earth

Enjoy its beautiful view with Mars rover Curiosity. Although Mars rover Perseverance has been in the spotlight lately, we must not forget that there is...

With Neanderthals the milk teeth came through earlier than with us

This allowed them to chew solid foods quite early to meet the energy needs of their slightly larger brains. Normally, the first milk teeth erupt...

How does a spider build a web? The complex ‘spider dance’ unraveled

For the first time, researchers have captured literally every step of all eight legs using artificial intelligence. Spider webs are beautiful and fascinating works of...

The CO2 budget at a glance

When it comes to climate protection, the following applies: Humankind only has a limited CO2 budget at its disposal. A video from the...

Huge gas arc appears to be colliding with our galaxy much faster

New research indicates that the gas arc is five times closer to our Milky Way than previously believed. Our solar system is located in a...

Arctic Ocean warmed up earlier than expected

Off the coast of Svalbard. (Image: Sara Giansiracusa) Man-made climate change ensures that the world's oceans are getting warmer and the poles are melting....

Our cells contain dozens of parts still unknown to us

And that may give us more insight into how human diseases arise. Most human diseases can be traced back to defective parts of a cell....

Race at the expense of the planet

More sustainability is needed. (Image: amriphoto / iStock) For a country, sustainable growth means meeting the basic needs of the population without overexploiting the...

On this planet it’s New Year’s Day every 4 o’clock

The newly discovered sweltering planet has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant. The hunt for planets beyond our solar system, meanwhile, has led...

Napola: British private schools were the model

British private schools like Eton College here were models for the Napola. (Image: Jun Zhang / iStock) The Napola boarding schools of the Third...

Cold antibodies also react to Sars-CoV-2

Coronavirus with antibodies. (Image: koto_feja / iSTock) Anyone who has antibodies against harmless, long-circulating human coronaviruses from previous colds is probably better protected against...

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon soon

Several lightweight generators must together supply 40 kilowatts of power; enough to supply 30 households with uninterrupted electricity for ten years. Meanwhile, plans to...

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