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Corona: How long must the measures last?

Woman with protective mask in empty bus. (Image: blackCAT / iSTock) With strict infection control measures in place in most countries, the question is how...

4 effective home remedies for constipation

Constipation is annoying, everyone who has had constipation knows that. Utopia presents five effective home remedies that you can use as an alternative to...

Öko-Test rates tampons as good – we disagree

All tampons convinced in the test with their high suction power. Öko-Test has hardly anything to complain about and rated almost all tampons with...

Enigmatic “mantis man”

This rock drawing puzzles archaeologists. (Image: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard) A strange shaped body with six limbs - what is that supposed to represent? Archaeologists have...

Öko-Test menstrual cups: Only four do poorly

Almost all menstrual cups can recommend Öko-Test. But of all things one of the most expensive products disappointed in the test. It contains a...

Evolution: the riddle of body sizes

Living environment in the Geiseltal 47 million years ago: Propalaeotherium (left) and Tapir Lophiodon (center) (image: Marton Szabo) The ancestors of today's horses have changed...

Natural patents for innovative coatings

A super-white beetle and water-repellent floating plants: German bionics copy micro-structured surfaces from nature in order to make them technically usable Source: KIT Karlsruhe Institute...

Coronavirus: Greta Thunberg assumes infection

Greta Thunberg wrote a disturbing message to her Instagram followers on Tuesday evening: The 17-year-old Swede is certain that she has contracted the corona...

3 biceps exercises: effective training for more strength

Our three bicep exercises are classics in fitness sports. We show you how to give your upper arms strength with the right training and...

Sport despite corona virus: 8 plastic-free fitness equipment for at home

Photo © Edelkraft, Prolana Photo © Memolife Photo: © Melawear Photo © Edelkraft Photo © Sport Thieme Ethletics, GEPA, Speick, Soulbottles, Weleda; Colourbox.de Photo...

Invasive seeds in bird feed

Bird feeding with titballs (Image: tioloco / iStock) Whether sunflower seeds, titballs or millet: Especially in winter and spring, bird feed should help our garden...

Allergy risk: protect mom’s germs

The bacterial environment in the womb apparently influences the child's later risk of allergy. (Image: Janulla / istock) Already in the womb, the course is...

Featured picture: A virus clears the air

The novel corona virus SARS-Cov-2 has been paralyzing large parts of the world for weeks. But the pandemic also has positive effects - at...

Rats smell needy fellows

Social rodents: rats are clever, compassionate and helpful. (Image: Argument / iStock) Rats apparently have a nose for hunger: the rodents use olfactory clues to...

Oldest fossil of a bilaterally symmetrical animal

This is how the ancestor of Bilateria might have looked. (Image: Sohail Wasif / University of California Riverside) What did the ancestor of all bilateria...

Mercury makes its own ice cream

Mercury North Pole with yellow ice water deposits. (Image: NASA / MESSENGER) It seems almost paradoxical: of all places, there is water ice on the...

“A letter from the virus”: The imaginary letter of the corona virus goes viral

Humanity is fighting the corona virus - and is facing unprecedented challenges. With a letter, an American provides a new perspective on the global...

How precise is radiocarbon dating?

There may be discrepancies in radiocarbon dating of Egyptian mummies. (Image: webking / iStock) The age determination of archaeological finds using radiocarbon dating could be...

Home remedies for corona: Virologist explains whether onions, inhalations, etc. help

What can you do about the corona virus - apart from staying at home? Are home remedies useful for the disease? Virologist Alexander Kekulé...

Climate change: saving epigenetics?

Three-spined sticklebacks must be able to adjust to different salt levels in the Baltic Sea. (Image: Melanie Heckwolf / GEOMAR) Climate change is rapidly changing ecosystems...

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