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Change among dragonflies in Germany

The black darter (Sympetrum danae) prefers standing water. The species is affected by a sharp decline in Germany. (Photo: Frank Suhling) The aerial...

Antidepressants make cancers reckless

Changes in animal behavior can have domino effects in aquatic ecosystems. (Image: University of Florida) One might think that they no longer seem so...

More heart attacks from World Cup

Cheering football fans. (Image: efenzi / iStock) Major sporting events such as a soccer World Cup sweep millions of people away - and the...

Ancient giant rhinoceros discovered

This is what Paraceratherium linxiaense could have looked like. (Image: Yu Chen) Giant rhinos are among the largest land mammals that have ever lived...

Mystery of the quantum world

The quantum world is still a headache for physicists. (Image: ipopba / iSock) Because of reality - quantum theory fundamentally questions the existence of...

Amazing life expectancy revealed

The life expectancy of the famous coelacanth has so far been drastically underestimated. (Image: Michel VIARD / iStock) The “living fossils” are also Methusalems...

Lead from human sources in the Arctic Ocean

Sampling in the Arctic Ocean. (Image: Kathryn Purdon / University of Victoria) The Arctic Ocean off Canada was previously considered largely unencumbered by human...

Soot in our air also comes from afar

Measuring station on the ridge of the Thuringian Forest. (Image: Mertes / TROPOS) Soot particles from the exhaust gases from industry, heating systems and...

Corona antibodies as a drug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUeE7b7z7c German researchers isolate antibodies from the blood of recovered persons that attack the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This could lead to the development of drugs...

Empire was not an “age of security”

Kaiser Wilhelm II and entourage. (Image: clu / iStock) It was considered the "Belle Époque" and the age of security ": In retrospect, the...

Corkscrew head drives ray sperm

A ray sperm in view. (Image: Panbing Wang et al. / DOI number: 10.1073 / pnas.2024329118) Amazingly mobile germ cells: In the case of...

Tempting scent of corpses

Aristolochia microstoma has brownish flowers that lie close to the ground under leaf litter or stones. The flowers give off an unpleasant odor...

How catchy tunes disturb our sleep

Subject in the musical sleep test. (Image: Robert Rogers / Baylor University) Many people listen to music before falling asleep to help them relax....

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