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Scientists discover that roundworms also make milk

And that is not done gently; milk production costs them their organs and ultimately their lives. The only one millimeter large and transparent roundworm...

85 percent of the world’s population is already affected

Climate impacts can be seen almost everywhere. (Image: BenGoode / iStock) There are so many studies on climate change and its consequences worldwide that human...

Nineteen new red dwarf stars discovered that may harbor exoplanets

The explosive stars unexpectedly emit radio waves. And that may indicate unknown worlds. Astronomers are still eagerly searching for exoplanets; planets outside our...

Scientists unravel the mystery of a mangrove forest 200 kilometers inland

New research suggests it's a 125,000-year-old living fossil! Mangroves – salt-tolerant trees and shrubs – are usually located close to tropical and subtropical coasts. ...

NASA will soon send a space probe to Jupiter’s Trojans

The probe will examine a record-breaking number of asteroids and visit the Trojans for the first time. In 1974, researchers in Ethiopia came across the...

Wrong measures aggravate coastal erosion

Maldives island. (Image: SimonSkafar / iStock) Small island states like the Maldives are severely affected by climate change and the resulting rise in sea...

How fishing affects the global carbon cycle

Fishing in the Arctic. (Image: piola666 / iStock) Up until now, discussions about the effects of industrial fishing have mostly focused on the impact...

Mars: Jezero crater was actually a lake

Jezero crater as a lake. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech) How life-friendly and abundant in water Mars once was is still a matter of dispute....

Mars rover Perseverance finds evidence of severe flooding on Mars

The new images also reveal where the rover can best collect new monsters. Mars rover Perseverance still haunts Jezero Crater; an area on Mars...

Scientists discover why wisdom teeth are taking so long

Most don't get them until around the age of eighteen, while they get through much earlier with our closest relative the chimpanzee. What's...

Surprisingly exotic grave goods

Exotic hunting scenes adorn an ivory comb that is around 1500 years old. (Image: BlfD) During excavations in Bavaria, archaeologists came across surprising finds...

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