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Tuberculosis deaths are on the rise for the first time in more than a decade

According to researchers, it is a worrying side effect of the introduced corona lockdowns. A prediction made by researchers at the start of the corona...

Leprosy first detected in wild chimpanzees

Although the symptoms are strikingly similar to those of people with advanced leprosy, it is still questionable whether the disease is indeed human-transmitted. Researchers have...

Earth sculpture: “The fragile paradise”

The German Aerospace Center participated in an exhibition in Oberhausen, in which a giant copy of the earth shows how nature and man shape...

China: Oldest mint in the world discovered

Long before such copper coins, there was a standardized currency in China in the form of spade coins (Image: SimoneN / iStock) The first minting...

Oceans on Venus? Forget it!

While it was previously suggested that water once flowed liberally across the Venusian surface, that exciting theory is now being questioned in a new...

Climate neutrality by 2045 – what needs to be done where?

What can climate neutrality be achieved? (Image: NicoElNino / iStock) According to the amended Climate Protection Act, Germany is to become climate neutral by...

Prehistoric ski discovered in melting ice

The ski complements a similar one that was already discovered in 2014. Together they form the best-preserved pair of skis known to us...

Bees: More parasites from blooming monocultures

Wild bee on a sunflower. (Image: Cohen et al.) Large flowering fields attract bees and provide them with plenty of food for a short...

Award for modeling the climate and complex materials

Climate models describe the complex interactions in the earth's atmosphere. (Image: studio023 / iStock) This year's Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three researchers...

Meditation effect is reflected in the hair

After six months of training, the amount of cortisol in the hair of test subjects had decreased significantly. (Image: fizkes / iStock) Signature of...

Photo worth seeing: Diversity under threat

These colorful wild bees are part of Australia's rich insect fauna. However, some species of bees are now particularly threatened by the great...

Climate change is already affecting 85 percent of the world’s population

Artificial intelligence reveals that the climate crisis is already being felt almost everywhere. It is no secret that the consequences of climate change are already...

Controversial Trachilos Prints Turn Out Even Older Than Thought

The human-like footprints found on Crete are believed to be at least 6 million(!) years old, according to new research. In 2017 scientists announced that...

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