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Wound glue inspired by barnacles

They can even stick to slippery surfaces: barnacles. (Image: Gerald Corsi / IStock) Biological adhesive force as a model: Researchers have developed a tissue...

Young turtles in the evolutionary trap

Ocean currents could bring this young sea turtle directly into the marine garbage carpets. (Image: shalamov / iStock) Up to 343 plastic parts in...

World Climate Report: It’s serious

The earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate. (Image: bestdesigns / iStock) It has been around eight years since the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Test detects virus variants in saliva

This is what the test device looks like. (Image: Devora Najjar) PCR tests are considered the gold standard for the detection of Sars-CoV-2, but...

Featured picture: Looked into the hailstone

There is a hailstone behind this colorfully patterned image: its unique internal crystal structure has been made visible using the latest technology. It...

How environmentally friendly is paper made from Silphie fibers?

Streaky Silphie (Silphium perfoliatum). (Image: fotolinchen / iStock) So far, wood has been the main raw material for paper production - a resource that...

Applied geometry 3700 years ago

This Babylonian clay tablet is the oldest known example of a practical application of the Pythagorean triples. (Image: UNSW Sydney) New light on the...

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...

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