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Northern white rhinoceros: Najin is retiring

Rhinoceros Fajin is one of only two northern white rhinos still alive. (Image: Jan Zwilling / www.biorescue.org) They are the last of their kind:...

Vikings in America exactly 1000 years ago

Reconstruction of a 1000 year old Viking building at the archaeological site of L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. (Image: Glenn Nagel) It is well...

Delta variant doubles the chance of hospitalization

It means that the delta variant is considerably more dangerous for unvaccinated people than the alpha (British) variant. Meanwhile, the original coronavirus has mutated several...

Clues found for mysterious ‘hole’ in the very young solar system

This hole may have served as a cosmic boundary, allowing Earth-like planets to emerge on one side, while gas giants loomed in the outer...

Many countries skilfully neglect climate goals

What countries promised during the climate summit in Paris and what they plan to do in 2021 turns out to be miles apart. ...

Microplastics also appear to influence our climate

Their impact is still small, but could become greater in the coming years as the concentration in the atmosphere increases. All kinds of small dust...

Unlike living relatives, this bizarrely large extinct sloth was not a strict vegetarian

Surprisingly, he occasionally feasted on a piece of tender meat. The six present-day sloth species are all relatively small, vegetarian and especially very lazy arboreal...

Microchips can now fly too

Scientists have created a flying microchip, making it the smallest flying device in the world. The flying microchip is not much bigger than a grain...

How social interaction shows up in the brain

A Egyptian bat. (Image: Michael Yartsev) It is vital for social animals to interact with their fellow animals. In doing so, they not...

Much-discussed ‘miracle pill’ against corona also causes excitement in Europe, but is that justified?

Introducing molnupiravir. Recently, the American pharmaceutical company Merck came with promising news. They turned out to develop a surprisingly effective antiviral drug that...

Curious where we will be in 5 billion years? Astronomers think they know!

But the answer may not immediately appeal to you. Unfortunately, our sun does not have eternal life. Scientists suspect that our parent star will...

Stutterers don’t stutter if they think they are alone

And that provides new insight into why stuttering happens: the idea that someone is listening may play a key role. Worldwide there are about...

Vikings set foot in America 1000 years ago

It was already known that the Normans arrived on the American continent before Columbus. But now we also know better when. Although Christopher Columbus...

How diet affects tumor growth

Cancer tumors are hungry (Image: nopparit / iStock) In order to grow, tumors depend on nutrients such as sugar and fats. Diets are therefore...

Lung COVID has an official definition since last week, but at the same time remains puzzling

For example, it is still unclear why it affects so many corona patients, while others escape the dance. Meanwhile, it is becoming increasingly clear that...

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