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Insights into early human development

Gastrula stage in a frog embryo. (Image: BeholdingEye / iStock) How does the human embryo develop shortly after it has implanted in the uterus?...

‘Corona crisis originated in the market and not in the lab’

A virus expert mercilessly defies all wild theories. It has been the subject of heated debate for some time now: Where did the devastating coronavirus...

Antarctic ice sheet is reacting rapidly

Iceberg in the Antarctic (Image: University of Bonn / Michael Weber) When the earth warmed up after the last ice age, the ice of the...

Europe has 600 million fewer birds

The once ubiquitous house sparrow appears to be the hardest hit. If you look outside now, you see a lot fewer birds than a few...

How auxin grows plants

Growing young plant. (Image: RomoloTavani / iStock) In plants, solid cell walls form a stable framework that supports and holds the cells together and...

Jupiter’s equator has changed color again

That – and more – is evident from new images taken by Hubble of the four largest planets in our solar system. The Hubble Space...

New start with verve

Many museums have used the lockdown period to become more digital. Will virtual cultural enjoyment replace personal museum visits in the future? ...

Cancer “attacks” immune cells

A breast cancer cell connects to an immune cell via an appendage. Right: Mitochondria marked in green migrate through the nanotube from the...

“Urschlangen” fossil is a marine lizard

Reconstruction of Tetrapodophis amplectus, the alleged primordial snake, in its aquatic habitat. (Image: Julius Csotonyi) Scientists believe that the ancestors of today's snakes still...

Unique gift provides more insight into crucial, but very mysterious phase of a human life

For the first time, thanks to an anonymous donor, the embryonic development that takes place between days 14 and 21 has been mapped. Scientists, meanwhile,...

Portrait of a young planet

Infrared image of the young planet 2M0437b (b). (Image: Subaru Telescope) Although astronomers have discovered thousands of extrasolar planets, images of very young, newly...

Do we recognize cultural affiliation by laughing?

Can you hear where a laughing man comes from? (Illustration: Roza Kamiloglu and Disa Sauter) Is that where a Japanese or a Dutchman laughs?...

Photo worth seeing: The perfect wave

This visualization shows the interaction of infrared light with double-layer graph. The interaction is created by special electron flows. Graphene is one of the...

Search for aliens on Mars could be seriously hindered by fake fossils

We've been warned. At the moment, several rovers are rolling around on Mars and are taking a close look at the planet. In particular,...

“Green Wall” is also worthwhile economically

A Sahel village near Timbuktu on the "Green Wall". (Image: FAO) A “green wall” is intended to protect the landscape of the Sahel zone...

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