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Two more space tourists will fly to the International Space Station tomorrow

The countdown has begun for Yusaku Maezawa: Tomorrow morning, the Japanese billionaire – along with his assistant – will board the Russian Soyuz and...

Stonehenge: fruit bread as a winter power food?

This is what the Neolithic fruit loaves might have looked like. (Image: English Heritage) The Stone Age visitors to the stone circles of Stonehenge...

Extra solar lightweight with a large core

This is what the exoplanet GJ 367b could look like. (Image: SPP 1992 / Patricia Klein) The smaller and lighter an exoplanet, the more...

Scientists are hunting for microplastics using… sound waves

Using acoustic waves, small pieces of plastic can be effectively fished out of polluted water. Microplastics are tiny, but a huge problem. Over the...

Can Viagra Reduce The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease?

The 'little blue pill' may be a promising but unexpected weapon in the fight against progressive brain disease. Viagra – containing the active ingredient Sildenafil...

Less animal experiments through brain models

So far, many laboratory animals have had to suffer for studies and drug tests in brain research. (Image: filo / iStock) Organoids instead of...

New marker for the severity of Covid-19

The vesicles on the cell surface of these lymphocytes from Covid patients and their contents reveal the severity of the infection. (M. Schifferer...

Your plastic chip tray exacerbates that other major health crisis: the rise of resistant bacteria

Because discarded plastic appears to make an important contribution to the threat of resistance to antibiotics. We are currently experiencing some major health crises. ...

Soon to see up to 110 ‘shooting stars’ per hour!

Get ready for – hopefully – a beautiful night, as the conditions are particularly favorable this year. Every year there are a few beautiful star...

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