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New look at the oldest Europeans

Skull from Zlaty kun and tooth from a human fossil from the Bacho Kiro cave. (Photo: Marek Jantač / Rosen Spasov, MPI-EVA Leipzig) Our...

Featured picture: A sponge with invisible helpers

A tropical sea sponge can be seen in this photo. These inconspicuous, ancient beings feed with the help of microbial symbionts, which give...

Loneliness harms ants too

In ants of the model species Temnothorax nylanderi, researchers have found abnormal behavior and changes in the activity of genes for immune and stress...

Ritually destroyed weapons

Parts of the new finds from the years 2018 to 2020 (Image: LWL-Archäologie für Westfalen / Hermann Menne) Bent, blunted and smashed: archaeologists have discovered...

What role does light pollution play in insect decline?

Nocturnal light sources attract insects. (Image: Johanna Reinhard / IGB Nocturnal light pollution from street lamps, spotlights and the like disrupts the natural day-night...

Miracle of slime mold

Photo: Andreas Witt For the best pictures you sometimes just have to grab the opportunities that everyday life offers. So did our reader Andreas...

A salt factory from the Neolithic Age

Excavations at the Neolithic salt works. (Image: Antiquity) In a coastal town in the north of the English county of Yorkshire, archaeologists have discovered...

Featured picture: Airy rivers affect Antarctic glaciers

This photo shows the vast ice landscape of the huge Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The air currents prevailing there cause heavy snowfalls...

Water wonders reflect the late antique climate

On this cross-section of the examined stalagmite from the Renella cave, the tree-ring-like structures can be clearly seen. (Image: Zanchetta et al., 2021) Reports...

How the asteroid shaped the rainforest

Using fossil leaves, spores and pollen grains, researchers have examined how the asteroid impact changed the vegetation in the rainforests of South America 66...

How much invasive species cost us

Introduced mosquito species such as the tiger mosquito here are among the most costly invasive species in the world. (Image: eyup zengin /...

How stress thins hair

Growth and hair loss are based on processes in the area of ​​the hair roots. (Image: sefa ozel / iStock) It is well known...

Algae in cattle feed reduce methane emissions

This cattle was fed with algae mixed food. (Image: Breanna Roque / UC Davis) Through their digestion, cattle release abundant methane - a powerful...

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