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Volcanic eruptions promoted the rise of the dinosaurs

230 million years ago, a wet climate could have favored the rise of the dinosaurs. (Image: University of Birmingham / pixabay) During the late...

Primeval form of poultry farming?

Are cassowaries ancient human farm animals? (Image: Andy Mack) Millennia before the domestication of chickens and the like: residents of the island of New...

Pandemic has a major impact on life expectancy

Some countries have not seen life expectancy decline as sharply since World War II as it is today due to COVID-19. According to a new...

Light pollution has increased by at least 49 percent in 25 years

And that's still a conservative estimate; in reality, global light pollution may have increased by 270 percent(!) in a quarter of a century. British...

Eagle look at stressed trees

Even forest trees that appear healthy to the naked eye can already suffer from stress. (Image: ViktorCap / iStock) Subtle stress signals made visible:...

Closer view of shadow craters

The 17 newly investigated shaded craters and depressions are located near the south pole of the moon. (Image: MPS / University of Oxford...

Photo worth seeing: Sibling love among elephants

Only children have a harder time - this also applies to Asian elephants like these wrangling young animals. If the elephant calves have...

New references to the origin of the Etruscans

Etruscan sculpture from the 3rd century before Christ. (Image: Daderot / CC0) The Etruscans formed a high culture in northern central Italy in...

Lost sea centipede rediscovered

The marine centipede Strigamia maritima was thought to have been lost in Germany for a long time. (Image: Hans Reip) The marine centipede Strigamia...

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...

It has now been scientifically proven: men are sometimes really superfluous

An international team of researchers shows that some species can survive for a long time even in the complete absence of males. Many species –...

Footprints Prove Humans Walked Around America 23,000 Years Ago

The footprints are the first undisputed evidence that humans were already found in the Americas during the so-called Last Glacial Maximum. Researchers write that in...

Large quake on Mars detected by Marslander InSight

The quake also lasted a very long time; about an hour and a half! Last weekend, Marslander InSight celebrated its 1000th day on Mars....

Coordination among vampire friends

Vampire bats are known for their amazingly complex social behavior. (Image: Michel VIARD / iStock) Quirky and amazingly social: Researchers have gleaned new insights...

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