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How squirrels learn to jump

Fox squirrel on the go. (Image: Lawrence Wang / UC Berkeley) When jumping from branch to branch, squirrels find tradeoffs between jumping distance and...

Genetic influences on menopause identified

Ovary of a woman. (Image: PALMIHELP / iStock) The age at which women enter menopause is not only decisive for individual child planning, but...

“Deep” vibrations of the sun discovered

Representation of the observed oscillation (left) compared to the model of the processes on the sun and in its interior. (Image: MPS /...

Fish fingers from the bioreactor

The fish products are grown from such fish cell samples. (Image: Bluu GmbH) Almost everywhere more fish are caught today than is good for...

Danger of climatic risk of heated limestone?

Left: Satellite image of Northern Siberia. The two trains of limestone formations in Northern Siberia are marked with broken yellow lines. Top...

Roman traffic routes in the border region

The two parallel dark tracks mark the trenches along the Roman road (Image: RAAP) Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman road and a...

How insulin affects the internal clock

Human fat cells with lipid droplets (white). (Image: DIfE) Our internal clock determines when we get tired, when we get hungry and when which...

How are pensions, life expectancy and mortality tables related?

(Image: pixabay.com, wir_sind_klein (CC0)) Life insurers always run a risk when entering into contracts with guaranteed lifelong pension benefits. Because they do not know...

A “hairy problem” in sight

Green and slimy: Carpets made of thread algae are increasingly conquering clear and clean waters. (Image: Sabine Hilt / IGB) Researchers draw attention to...

It depends on the type of disgust

Researchers are focusing on the feeling of disgust and its consequences. (Image: drbimages / iStock) “Yuck!” Infection risks and parasites are known to cause...

Featured picture: Excavation with a difference

These scientists are not just looking for bones and other tangible evidence of the past. In the Satsurblia Cave in the Caucasus, they...

Where moons are born

Close-up of the moon-forming disk around a young gas giant almost 400 light-years away from us. The image shows the planet and its...

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