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Photo worth seeing: Optimized for 3D printing

Here you can see the electron microscope image of a nickel alloy that has been specially optimized for 3D printing by US researchers. ...

A planet orbiting three stars may be discovered for the first time

It cautiously suggests that planets may see the light of day in far more places than was previously thought possible. In our solar system, all...

Amazingly fast-paced snap suction cups

The distinctive head shape of the seahorses has to do with their hunting strategy. (Image: Gil Koplovitz) Tiny fins drive them leisurely forward -...

Space probe on the hunt for Mercury’s secrets, spot the planet for the first time

The result is a beautiful picture of the still rather mysterious inner planet of our solar system. Space probe BepiColombo took the picture this weekend...

Another 416(!) new objects discovered at the edge of our solar system

And that with an instrument that wasn't even designed for that! Over the past six years, researchers have used the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on...

Grasslands in danger

Grassland is increasingly degraded here, too. (Photo: Peter Manning / Senckenberg) When it comes to threatened habitats, tropical forests or coral reefs are among...

A foreign construction complex in Tikal

Lidar analyzes have uncovered the traces of an approximately 1800 year old citadel near the center of Tikal. (Image: Thomas Garrison / PACUNAM) Mysterious...

These are the first drone images taken from inside a hurricane

Using a special drone vessel, researchers have captured the violence at sea caused by a hurricane. The images are impressive. The images were taken...

BepiColombo skims past Mercury tonight

The spacecraft thus gains a first glimpse of the planet that it will study intensively from 2025. Tonight at half past two BepiColombo will skim...

Corona jab and flu jab can be safely combined

This may save you a trip to the doctor in the future. Now that everyone has had the chance to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the...

Beetle with Teflon effect in the knee

The black beetle is on the move with sophisticated synovial fluid in its knee. (Photo: Konstantin Nadein) Well lubricated for animals: Researchers report on...

Scientists want to tackle ‘neglected stepchild of greenhouse gases’

It is high time that we – after CO2 – also remove methane from the atmosphere, according to American researchers. Our climate is changing and...

“Starved” galaxies in the early cosmos

Composite image (Hubble / ALMA) of the galaxy cluster MACSJ 0138, enlarged by a gravitational lens. (Image: ALMA (ESO / NAOJ / NRAO) /...

Active learning promotes memory and development

Learning mathematics with sounds - this interactive experiment helps. (Image: Sahar Coston-Hardy) How do schoolchildren and students learn best? In view of the interruption...

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