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Tetanus toxin works against muscle wasting

The neurotoxin tetanus toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani could help against muscle wasting. (Image: Dr_Microbe / iStock) Tetanus toxin is a highly...

Pandemic generates some 8 million tons of plastic waste

And more than 25,000 tons of that ends up in the already polluted ocean, where it is a major contributor to an already unmanageable...

“Siren alarm” warns bees of hornets

It sounds shrill through the hive: Researchers have identified a special alarm signal that Asian honeybees generate when threatened by giant hornets. ...

Fleming often adjusts his Dutch when he talks to a Dutchman

But the Dutch hardly adjust their Dutch when they converse with the Flemish. This is according to new research. Professor Marc Swerts – who...

Discovered the largest wine factory in the Byzantine world

Ruins of the Byzantine winery in Yavne. (Image: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority) In Israel, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a huge...

Penis worms squatted empty houses 500 million years ago

Millions of years before hermit crabs developed their famous trick, penile worms used it successfully. British and Chinese researchers come to this surprising conclusion after...

Penis worms invented Hermit Crab concept

Artist's impression of a Cambrian priaps worm in the annexed shell of a prehistoric marine animal. (Image: Prof Zhang Xiguang, Yunnan University) The beach...

We obey robots better after a tender touch

Research shows that we apparently like to be touched by robots. In fact, we are even more likely to follow their advice afterwards. What...

Cleverly calculated: where bears and co wander

The endangered European brown bear lives in the Sirente Velino Regional Park in Abruzzo, Italy. (Image: Stefano_Pellicciari / iStock) They like to be on...

Obesity risk shows up in the brain

The tendency to be very overweight often runs in the family. (Image: doble-d / iStock) Familial risk factors for being very overweight show up...

Writing with your brain: it can and offers hope to people who are completely paralyzed

By simply imagining the movements of your hand while writing, text will appear on a computer screen promptly. It may sound like science fiction: writing...

‘Tsunami’ of gravitational waves detected

Researchers have picked up no fewer than 35 signals, including two very special ones. The famous physicist Albert Einstein already predicted the existence of gravitational...

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