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look up! This is the year we’re going to ram an asteroid!

Spacecraft DART is currently heading for its fatal final destination: Dimorphos. And along the way, he has already shot some important space...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Chance of Elfstedentocht has decreased by 50 percent in 120 years

Climate change is getting in the way of the much-loved tour of tours. Today it is exactly 25 years ago that the last Elfstedentocht...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

James Webb’s sun shield nears completion: three of the five layers are ready!

The last two layers will be pulled tight today. So while the job isn't done yet, NASA is already delighted that the first three...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Brain signals betray when obsessive-compulsive disorder manifests – and that opens up new treatment options

Scientists have identified brain signals closely associated with compulsive symptoms. It can ultimately – especially for people with a difficult or even...
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History & Archaeology

On the trail of exciting DNA in sediments

Sampling from an impregnated sediment block for the analysis of old DNA. (Image: MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology) How has the genetic material survived the...
Alan Cannon -
Astronomy

Comet Leonard is closest to the sun today: view the most beautiful photos

The comet flew about 35 million kilometers past the Earth around December 12 and is reaching perihelion today. The perihelion is the point of...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Moral dilemma takes a different turn when people with a foreign accent present it to us

Psychological research shows that people are more likely to sacrifice one person to save five people when they hear a foreign accent. It is...
Dr. Hayden Miller -
History & Archaeology

Rijksmuseum presents the sharpest and largest photo ever made of The Night Watch

Even minute pigment particles in the paint of De Nachtwacht have now been brought into sharp focus. Researchers have succeeded in taking an extremely...
Charlie Elliott -
Biology

Species protection: shadows and rays of light 2021

According to the WWF, Germany's cranes were among the losers of the past year. (Image: mauribo / iStock) Animal winners and losers in the...
Elijah Burt -
Astronomy

The sun shield of the James Webb telescope has unfolded, but now it still needs to be tightened

And that will take a little longer: the Webb team has decided to postpone the tensioning of the solar shield. Last weekend, the mighty...
Charlie Elliott -
Health & Medicine

Advantages of home office: This is how you work sustainably at home

Horror for some, blessing for others: Home office. What was an exotic exception for most before the pandemic will become the usual standard...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Donate plasma: you should know that

Donating plasma is gentler than donating whole blood - and just as important for many people. Here you will find the most important...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

Is there life beneath the frozen surface of the moon Enceladus?

Is there life elsewhere in the solar system? There is no answer to this question yet, but there are some places that...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Transporting people with magnets: hard work is underway in the Netherlands!

Floating to work. Not of bliss. But with an innovative means of transport that consumes little energy and is also good...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

US wants to continue using ISS space station until at least 2030

NASA CEO Bill Nelson announces that the US government wants to use the International Space Station until 2030. Still, other international partners...
Charlie Elliott -
Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Expands Its Sun Shield

From now on, the James Webb telescope will never see direct sunlight again. The telescope has also been given the distinctive shape...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Meteorologists were amazed in 2021: a year of extremes

Record-breaking heat, heavy showers and devastating fires passed in review last year. A look back. Today is the last day of the year;...
Charlie Elliott -
History & Archaeology

THEN Podcast, episode 37: El Cid

In the 11th century, a multitude of political forces competed on the Iberian Peninsula. The front lines between the Christian empires in the...
Alan Cannon -
Astronomy

“Komische Wolke” turns out to be a star trio

Our galaxy revolves around a mysterious center. (Image: alex-mit / iStock) Researchers have clarified the lack of a fireworks display around the central black...
Ashton Edwards -
Astronomy

After today, the James Webb telescope will never see direct sunlight again

It's time for the next – super exciting – step: unfolding the sun shield. It's been almost a week since the most powerful observatory...
Charlie Elliott -
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