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The museum with properties

The border region in the south of Austria with Italy and Slovenia is a European literary stronghold, and its center is the Musil Museum...

From monastery to orphanage

The use and conversion of the “Monastery of Adelheid” in the Freiburg suburb of Günterstal shows what different purposes a huge building complex built...

When the first animals burrowed into the ground

Fossil traces of Treptichnus streptosus in 550 million year old sediment.© NIGPAS The seabed today offers a rich biotope for worms, snails, mussels and many...

Strategies of climate change deniers exposed

What strategies do climate skeptics use to spread their theses? © milindri/ iStock There is a lot of misinformation circulating online about climate change. For...

Photo worth seeing: Research for tomorrow’s traffic

For the success of autonomous driving, more than smart vehicles are needed: In a DLR project, researchers are working on recording the entire transport...

Arctic: Polar bears are important food suppliers for others

Two young polar bears with a seal carcass. © Wayne Lynch Polar bears play an important role in the Arctic ecosystem: the food they leave...

What diseases were common in Napoleon’s army?

Napoleon and his army retreating from the Russian campaign in 1812. © historical; Barbieri et al./Current Biology During the retreat from French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's...

Wood instead of plastic: How wood can become high-tech

Wood has been used as a building material for thousands of years. © prluka/iStock People have been using wood for thousands of years: to build...

Photo worth seeing: Make energy transition easy

As an entrepreneur, Gerd Schöller is building more and more solar power plants against much resistance. He knows the obstacles and knows why many...

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