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How parrots control themselves

Sometimes it is known that waiting wisely is the order of the day: people can resist immediate temptation if they know that it will...

Worker or Queen? A single molecule turns out to be decisive

An ant's brain changes when she takes on the role of queen. And one striking molecule underlies that transformation. Although most ants are...

Some nutrients work much like drugs

Researchers from Utrecht have come to this surprising conclusion. The supermarket shelves are full of food. But we all know that not all...

Rare slave room found in Pompeii

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a slave room in Pompeii. This Roman city was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of...

Astronauts “pollute” for research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2F3_2Iyl8c For the “Touching Surfaces” project, astronauts touch specific test surfaces on the ISS. The aim is to examine novel surfaces for their antimicrobial...

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...

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