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Can a Simple Vitamin Protect Against Alzheimer’s?

Experiments with tiny roundworms give researchers hope. Caenorhabditis elegans is a tiny worm that lives in the soil, but can also be found a lot...

When fruit flies sleep, part of their brain stays awake

New research proves that fruit flies also respond to scents in their sleep. When we humans sleep, there are really only two kinds of stimuli...

It’s now official: the infamous Vinland map is fake

The map – which suggested that the Vikings already visited the New World before Columbus – appears to date not from the fifteenth, but...

How beneficial insects keep pests at bay

Various predatory insects are the natural enemies of aphids and the like. In a research project, biologists are investigating why equilibria in field ecosystems...

Origins of photosynthesis dated

Cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc. (Image: Elif Bayraktar / iStock) When did bacteria acquire the ability to generate energy from light and release oxygen...

The “Giant of Segorbia” and the Reconquista

The "Giant of Segorbia". (Image: University of Huddersfiel) The DNA of a man from medieval Spain sheds new light on the radicalism with which...

Dutch scientists unravel the mystery of identical twins

For the first time, researchers have found a biological cause for the birth of identical twins. And that is a breakthrough, says researcher Dorret Boomsma....

Mars helicopter refuses service and wear and tear may be the culprit

That wouldn't be very surprising; the helicopter was designed for about five flights, but has already made thirteen! The fourteenth flight was scheduled for...

Your cat needs you more than you think

Cats are known as independent and sometimes even downright aloof animals. But the evidence that they really do need their owners is mounting. The...

Artificial intelligence may help find SARS-CoV-2 successor

Which viruses should we fear and fight tooth and nail to prevent another pandemic? Scientists often find it difficult to estimate, but artificial...

Why not all tropical forests are equally rich in species

Toucan in the Amazon rainforest. (Image: agustavop / iStock) The tropical rainforests are hotspots of biodiversity, but there are differences. Researchers have now...

Hope in the fight against bee virus

Bees have to find their way back to the hive after their excursions - an ability that can affect a viral disease. (Image:...

Thanks to a clever trick, monogamous skink can still give birth to other men’s children with impunity

Researchers discovered this by accident. the tree skink (Egernia striolata) is usually monogamous. Females only mate with their mate. Together they have offspring....

Let’s hunt for exomoons around orphan planets

Planets roaming space without a parent star may not be as lonely as thought. They can sometimes harbor moons. And we can spot some...

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