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Condor reproduces virginally (despite fertile males also being around)

It is the first time that researchers have discovered that California condors can apparently also reproduce in this special way. It's an extraordinary discovery: condors...

DNA confirms Sitting Bull’s great-grandson

Photograph of Sitting Bull and his lock of hair. (Images: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / Eske Willerslev) Sioux chief Tatanka-Iyotake, better known as...

Scientists discover new liquid phase in glass

"It's a new kind of material." These are the words of researcher Zahra Fakhraai. Together with her team, she discovered a liquid phase that...

By 2500, humanity may be living in a completely unrecognizable world

So far, climate projections often only go as far as 2100. But what does the world look like for our grandchildren's grandchildren? Meanwhile, we...

Social distancing protects honey bees from parasites

Bees show highly complex social behavior. (Image: Dr Michelina Pusceddu, University of Sassari) The more contact individuals have with one another, the easier it...

Hole in the ozone layer also this year exceptionally large and deep

The ozone hole is now about the size of North America. Every year between mid-September and mid-October, the 'ozone hole' reaches its maximum size. ...

Honeybees also keep their distance if disease threatens

Despite their social properties, they protect the hive from parasites through social distancing. Honey bees are very social animals. They work with other females...

Caring saber-toothed cats

Artist's impression of Smilodon Saber-toothed cats on a crack. (Image: 1988 MARK HALLETT MURAL, "TRAPPED IN TIME." COURTESY OF LA BREA TAR PITS.) Bony...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is not only gigantic, but also super deep

Using the Juno spacecraft's keen eye, researchers have unraveled that Jupiter's famed storm may be as deep as 500 kilometers. Planet Jupiter is known for...

Origin of the Tarim mummies revealed

One of the natural mummies from the Tarim Basin. (Image: Wenying Li / Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology) Since numerous naturally preserved...

Brain implant allows blind woman to see shapes

The blind test person Berna Gómez with the special glasses. (Image: University of Utah) A micro-implant could in the future enable blind people to...

Insight into an active galaxy core

Gas filaments generated by the black hole in the galaxy group Nest200047. (Image: University of Bologna) At the heart of most galaxies are supermassive...

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