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Space photo of the week: Beetle Nebula

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...

Pangolin smuggling more extensive than expected

Cargo confiscated from pangolin sheds in Nigeria. (Image: Charles Emogor) Although pangolins are strictly protected and acutely threatened, there is a lively trade between...

How genes affect our morale

Our genes also influence our behavior and attitudes. (Image: ktsimage / iStock) Many people share similar morals as their parents. This also includes...

But no former Venus oceans?

Were there once blue areas on Venus? (Image: StockByM / iStock) Venus could always have been too hot for liquid water, emerges from a...

The chance that we can limit warming to 2 degrees is now about 60 percent

If countries fulfill their new climate promises, we are much more likely to prevent the worst of global warming. More than 100 countries have made...

“Neural” discovered in brainless animals

A neuroid sponge cell (orange) stretches out processes towards a digestive cell (green) in order to apparently establish a communication link. (Photo: Jacob...

‘Vegan spider silk’ possible sustainable alternative to plastic

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...

COVID-19 cost 31 countries more than 28 million life years in 2020

Moreover, the lost years of life as a result of the pandemic are five times higher than with the flu. The coronavirus has already claimed...

The moon also gets 4G and close to this crater

NASA has announced the landing site of the lunar lander that should bring 4G to the moon in 2022, among other things. Although the moon...

Difficult birth as the price for an upright posture

Unborn child in the womb. (Image: YsaL / iStock) Compared to other animals, humans have a particularly difficult birth: Not only is the baby's...

Healthy teeth are in a sense made possible in part by supermassive stars

Scientists have discovered how fluorine – which we mainly know in the form of fluoride – is formed. You've probably heard of fluorine, or fluoride....

Bacterial friends take care of seaweed

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...

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