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On the trail of dog jealousy

An animal subject lies in the MRI scanner and watches videos. (Image: Karin Bayer / Clever Dog Lab) Many dog ​​owners can confirm that...

This roundworm has no ears, but can hear

This is the view of American researchers who previously discovered that the same roundworm, despite not having eyes, can detect light. That can be read...

Huge spherical void discovered in space

An exploding star punched a hole in space nearly 500 light-years ago 10 million years ago. And strangely enough, we never noticed that enormous emptiness....

Lignite: East German power plants will be uneconomical even before 2030

Lignite power plant in Lusatia. (Image: reidecki / iStock) So far, the federal government's climate roadmap provides for a coal phase-out by 2038, and...

For astronomers, autumn starts tonight, but for meteorologists, autumn has already begun

Tonight at 9:21 p.m., autumn begins for astronomers. However, meteorologists have been in it for weeks. For meteorologists, autumn has already begun. They...

Mars may be too small for Martians

The habitability of Mars may be severely limited by the planet's small size. Water is one of the most important ingredients for life as we...

Afraid of spiders? Your smartphone can help!

Scientists have a augmented realityapp developed with which people with arachnophobia can tackle their fear. And that app works! Spider fear or arachnophobia is...

NASA sends a rover to Nobile crater on the moon’s south pole

The rover will search here – in one of the coldest regions in our solar system – for a particularly valuable raw material: ice....

Is the ‘placebo effect’ just a myth?

Some people deliberately take placebo pills in the belief that they will get them better. But researchers warn against this risky development. Many people...

How bacteria “zombify” plants

A test plant under the spell of the manipulative active ingredient of phytoplasms forms a bushy structure known as a witch's broom. (Image:...

From the Judas kiss to whistleblowing

The Judas kiss from the Bible is considered the ultimate betrayal. (Image: ZU_09 / iStock) Regardless of whether it is regicide, whistleblowing or shouts...

The world’s longest cave just got longer this month

The cave turns out to be almost 13 kilometers longer than expected. The famous Mammoth Cave, located in the US state of Kentucky, is the...

Bodies of 25 Crusaders Discovered in Lebanon

The bodies give us a unique insight into what happened during the bloody battle for the Lebanese city of Sidon. During the Crusades – which...

Loss of biodiversity in literature

How did the literary treatment of living beings change parallel to the real extinction of species? (Image: Gabriele Rada / iDiv) Oak, beech, fir...

First fully manned space flight ends with a splash, but is also the prelude to more

The four crew members of the Inspiration4 mission are safely back on Earth, where countless other space tourists are eager to follow suit. After three...

‘Eating too much is not the main cause of obesity’

According to researchers, it's actually the other way around: the process of gaining weight causes us to get hungry and therefore eat too much. The...

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