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Microplastics: mussels react robustly

Young mussel while trying. (Photo: Thea Hamm) Microplastics have long been ubiquitous in the ocean. But at least mussels seem to be coping...

A fetus in the bishop’s tomb

The bishop's mummy in his coffin. (Image: Gunnar Menander) In 1679 the Swedish bishop Peder Winstrup was buried in the cathedral of the city...

Pterosaurs with “human” thumbs

Left: Artist's impression of the pterosaurs, which were probably able to grab prey with their opposing thumbs and were able to move skillfully in...

Plasticizer: potential hazard clarified

Research results in goldfish indicate a risk to the nervous system from bisphenols. (Image: Christian Wißler) Many plastic products contain bisphenols as plasticizers. ...

No binge eating from stress

Binge eating is typical of bulimia. (Image: domoyega / iStock) The role of stress in eating disorders appears to be more complex than previously...

Nests of sand and silk

Quartinia wasps can stabilize their nests in loose sand through special silk glands on their head. (Photo: Volker Mauss) How can tunnels and chambers...

Saga of Hope

In his new book “The Healing of the World”, Ronald D. Gerste tells vividly and true to life about the revolutionary events and scientific...

Modern brain is younger than expected

Skulls early representatives of the genus Homo - with an even smaller, ape-like brain (left) and a more modern brain. (Image: M. Ponce...

New physics in the storage ring?

Look at the muon-g-2 experiment. (Image: Fermilab) Recently, there have been more frequent references to gaps in the Standard Model of physics - to...

What’s up with the breast drumming?

A silverback gorilla shows the famous behavior. (Image: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund) A thundering tremolo resounds through the jungle: Why do gorillas hit their...

Cultural progress in great tits

Great tit solving the task. (Image: Michael Chimento) Not only humans and many mammals develop cultural traditions, birds also learn from each other. ...

Bacteria for better root growth

Optimal rooting of the soil is important for plant growth. Apparently certain bacteria can have a beneficial effect here. (Image: PhanuwatNandee /...

New look at the oldest Europeans

Skull from Zlaty kun and tooth from a human fossil from the Bacho Kiro cave. (Photo: Marek Jantač / Rosen Spasov, MPI-EVA Leipzig) Our...

Featured picture: A sponge with invisible helpers

A tropical sea sponge can be seen in this photo. These inconspicuous, ancient beings feed with the help of microbial symbionts, which give...

Loneliness harms ants too

In ants of the model species Temnothorax nylanderi, researchers have found abnormal behavior and changes in the activity of genes for immune and stress...

Ritually destroyed weapons

Parts of the new finds from the years 2018 to 2020 (Image: LWL-Archäologie für Westfalen / Hermann Menne) Bent, blunted and smashed: archaeologists have discovered...

What role does light pollution play in insect decline?

Nocturnal light sources attract insects. (Image: Johanna Reinhard / IGB Nocturnal light pollution from street lamps, spotlights and the like disrupts the natural day-night...

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