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Mega eruption with volcanic aftermath

View of Lake Toba, which fills the volcanic collapse structure that was left after a massive explosion some 74,000 years ago. (Image: Adonara...

China: rice beer in honor of the dead

9000 year old drinking vessels and bowls. (Image: Jiajing Wang) Already 9000 years ago people in ancient China brewed a kind of beer from...

E-cigarettes also affect blood vessels

E cigarette. (Image: ljubaphoto / iStock) E-cigarettes are often advertised as a smoking cessation tool. The health effects they have, however, are so...

Dogs distinguish intent from oversight

Unable versus unwilling test: dogs walked faster around a partition to reach pieces of food if they were inadvertently not given. (Image: Josepha...

Warm water puts whales in danger

Climate change is driving the last northern right whale into dangerous waters. (Image: 6381380 / iStock) The consequences of climate change are so complex:...

Featured picture: Endangered dwarf

This small, stub-tailed chameleon only occurs in the Malawi rainforest and was even considered extinct. Now researchers have discovered a few remains in...

Half as heavy as Venus

Artist's impression of the "light" exoplanet around the star L 98-59 (Image: ESO / M. Kornmesser) A minimal record and other exciting findings: Astronomers have...

Nasal cartilage could help relieve osteoarthritis in the knee

A doctor removes nasal cartilage tissue from a patient to grow repair material for the knee. (Image: University of Basel, Christian Flierl) Osteoarthritis is...

When do children learn to assess the thoughts of others?

At primary school age, children develop their social-cognitive skills decisively. (Image: EmirMemedovski / iStock) Does my counterpart know what I know? What does...

“Vegetable thirst” recorded from space

Need-based irrigation is of great agricultural and ecological importance. (Image: ollo / iStock) When plants suffer from a lack of water, their leaves warm...

Stable landing thanks to the tail

Gecko patent for stable landing: analyzed and technically implemented. (Photos by Ardian Jusufi, illustration by Andre Wee) Natural patent with potential for robotics: Bionics...

Pediatric cardiac surgery: complication in sight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eM-2AyTI2s If children's hearts have to be shut down briefly to correct mistakes, consequential damage often occurs. Researchers are now on the trail of...

Previous colds improve immune response to Sars-CoV-2

Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 (Image: Maksim Tkachenko / iStock) Although the Covid-19 pathogen Sars-CoV-2 is a new pathogen, many people already have memory immune cells against the...

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