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Social distancing protects honey bees from parasites

Bees show highly complex social behavior. (Image: Dr Michelina Pusceddu, University of Sassari) The more contact individuals have with one another, the easier it...

Hole in the ozone layer also this year exceptionally large and deep

The ozone hole is now about the size of North America. Every year between mid-September and mid-October, the 'ozone hole' reaches its maximum size. ...

Honeybees also keep their distance if disease threatens

Despite their social properties, they protect the hive from parasites through social distancing. Honey bees are very social animals. They work with other females...

Caring saber-toothed cats

Artist's impression of Smilodon Saber-toothed cats on a crack. (Image: 1988 MARK HALLETT MURAL, "TRAPPED IN TIME." COURTESY OF LA BREA TAR PITS.) Bony...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is not only gigantic, but also super deep

Using the Juno spacecraft's keen eye, researchers have unraveled that Jupiter's famed storm may be as deep as 500 kilometers. Planet Jupiter is known for...

Origin of the Tarim mummies revealed

One of the natural mummies from the Tarim Basin. (Image: Wenying Li / Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology) Since numerous naturally preserved...

Brain implant allows blind woman to see shapes

The blind test person Berna Gómez with the special glasses. (Image: University of Utah) A micro-implant could in the future enable blind people to...

Insight into an active galaxy core

Gas filaments generated by the black hole in the galaxy group Nest200047. (Image: University of Bologna) At the heart of most galaxies are supermassive...

Super-sharp images of live bacteria reveal a flaw in their tiny armor

The bacteria may be more vulnerable than previously thought. And that's good news. Scientists of the University College London have created super-sharp images of...

Traces of life discovered in 2.5 billion-year-old gemstone

The ruby ​​appears to contain carbon atoms that were once part of an early life form here on Earth. To gain more insight into how...

Do insects get heart palpitations from fear?

Frightened flies "felt on the pulse". (Video excerpt, Credit: Champalimaud Research) As is well known, frightening situations can get our pulse rate skyrocketing -...

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