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A lot of conquest potential in Europe

Invasive species in Europe: raccoon (left) and raccoon dog (right). (Images: left: win247 / iStock, right: Dorian Dörge) In many places the problematic exotic...

Climate change: Arming is the order of the day

Gloomy future prospects for the German cultural landscape. Smart adaptations are necessary to withstand the effects of climate change. (Image: Boonyachoat /...

Digital atlas of the Hanseatic era

The interactive Viabundus map shows the long-distance trade routes and placemarks in the Hanseatic economic area between 1350 and 1650. (Image: www.viabundus.eu) Which trade routes...

Researchers create human-monkey chimeric embryos

This blastocyst is a chimera. (Image: Weizhi Ji / Kunming University of Science and Technology) Researchers have created chimeric human-monkey embryos from human stem...

Only three percent of the land area is untouched

View of the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil. (Image: FG Trade / iStock) Real wilderness has become rare on our planet. How many unspoiled...

A look at a milestone in space travel

In April 60 years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly into space. The German Aerospace Center is dedicating a video...

Spermidine can strengthen memory in old age

Wheat germ is particularly rich in spermidine. (Image: billnoll / iStock) The natural substance spermidine is contained in wheat germ, nuts, mushrooms and many...

Atmospheric trace of a hike

Artist's impression of the exoplanet HD 209458b. The shimmering sickle is said to illustrate the light spectra used by astronomers to identify six...

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