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Discovered the largest wine factory in the Byzantine world

Ruins of the Byzantine winery in Yavne. (Image: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority) In Israel, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a huge...

Penis worms squatted empty houses 500 million years ago

Millions of years before hermit crabs developed their famous trick, penile worms used it successfully. British and Chinese researchers come to this surprising conclusion after...

Penis worms invented Hermit Crab concept

Artist's impression of a Cambrian priaps worm in the annexed shell of a prehistoric marine animal. (Image: Prof Zhang Xiguang, Yunnan University) The beach...

We obey robots better after a tender touch

Research shows that we apparently like to be touched by robots. In fact, we are even more likely to follow their advice afterwards. What...

Cleverly calculated: where bears and co wander

The endangered European brown bear lives in the Sirente Velino Regional Park in Abruzzo, Italy. (Image: Stefano_Pellicciari / iStock) They like to be on...

Obesity risk shows up in the brain

The tendency to be very overweight often runs in the family. (Image: doble-d / iStock) Familial risk factors for being very overweight show up...

Writing with your brain: it can and offers hope to people who are completely paralyzed

By simply imagining the movements of your hand while writing, text will appear on a computer screen promptly. It may sound like science fiction: writing...

‘Tsunami’ of gravitational waves detected

Researchers have picked up no fewer than 35 signals, including two very special ones. The famous physicist Albert Einstein already predicted the existence of gravitational...

How parrots control themselves

Sometimes it is known that waiting wisely is the order of the day: people can resist immediate temptation if they know that it will...

Worker or Queen? A single molecule turns out to be decisive

An ant's brain changes when she takes on the role of queen. And one striking molecule underlies that transformation. Although most ants are...

Some nutrients work much like drugs

Researchers from Utrecht have come to this surprising conclusion. The supermarket shelves are full of food. But we all know that not all...

Rare slave room found in Pompeii

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a slave room in Pompeii. This Roman city was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of...

Astronauts “pollute” for research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2F3_2Iyl8c For the “Touching Surfaces” project, astronauts touch specific test surfaces on the ISS. The aim is to examine novel surfaces for their antimicrobial...

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