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With “mold” against bee parasites

Varroa mites weaken the bees' immune system, transmit viruses and deprive them of nutrients. (Image: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service) Fungal infection instead...

Robot face reflects facial expressions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ZJ8zKJXlk When you smile at them, "EVA" replies the friendly expression: Researchers have developed a robot face that can capture and convincingly imitate the facial...

Ongoing conflicts instead of Stone Age war

Two dead from Jebel Sahaba. (Image: Wendorf Archives / British Museum) Since its discovery in the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba burial ground in Sudan...

Parasitic ants live longer

The lighter ant is infected with tapeworm larvae. (Photo: Susanne Foitzik / JGU) Parasites usually harm their host because they live at its expense....

New insights into the origins of flowering plants

Fossil blooms from the early Cretaceous period. (Image: NIGPAS) Flowering plants have a unique characteristic that has contributed to their evolutionary success: their seeds...

With Nanobodies against Covid-19

Virus particles (orange) and inflammation in the lung tissue of untreated (left) and treated golden hamsters. (Image: Nambulli et al./ Science Advances) Despite the...

Featured picture: Wild dogs in hyena look

At first glance, these African wild dogs resemble hyenas and their hunting behavior is also quite similar. The wild dog, therefore also known...

Eco-energy: where are the limits?

Earth at night. (Image: NASA / GSFC) Renewable energies are considered natural and environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. But with the use...

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