In 2009, the Hubble Space Telescope photographed the beautiful Beetle Nebula (NGC 6302). This planetary nebula is located 4,000 light-years from Earth.
A dying...
Cargo confiscated from pangolin sheds in Nigeria. (Image: Charles Emogor)
Although pangolins are strictly protected and acutely threatened, there is a lively trade between...
In November 1952 Rudolf Slansky and 13 other functionaries of the Czechoslovak Communist Party were charged with conspiracy in Prague. The process was...
Our genes also influence our behavior and attitudes. (Image: ktsimage / iStock)
Many people share similar morals as their parents. This also includes...
A neuroid sponge cell (orange) stretches out processes towards a digestive cell (green) in order to apparently establish a communication link. (Photo: Jacob...
It is plant-based, sustainable, scalable and incredibly strong. And thus a promising solution to the comprehensive plastic problem.
Pollution from single-use plastics is one...
Scientists have discovered how fluorine – which we mainly know in the form of fluoride – is formed.
You've probably heard of fluorine, or fluoride....
The so-called Neptune grass forms underwater meadows on some Mediterranean coasts. (Image: Hydra Marine Sciences GmbH)
Fertilized by tiny things in the roots: The...