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On the way to the age of electrification

Electricity will play a bigger role in the future. (Image: arthon meekodong / iStock) So far, electricity has been a rather expensive energy source....

More than 41,000-year-old jewelry discovered in Poland

The ivory pendant, made from a mammoth tusk, is the oldest piece of jewelry found in Europe to date. About ten years ago, scientists found...

Mysterious cave location

View of the cave entrance (Image: DAI). In the top right section, the head of a statuette of the ancient goddess Meter-Cybele can...

Extinction of mammoths and other large grazers led to more wildfires

It proves how important grazers are even today in our ongoing fight against fire. Between 50,000 and 6,000 years ago, many of the world's largest...

How smart is an octopus?

Octopuses are often praised for their intelligence. And now researchers have also revealed the unique brainpower of different species, teaching us more about...

Eldest man-made jewelry of Eurasia

Two views of the ivory pendant. (Image: Antonino Vazzana - BONES Lab) An oval mammoth ivory pendant adorned with dots is the earliest known...

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....

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