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Zebra finches can hear who’s chirping

Zebra finches can obviously recognize individuals from their flock by their individual sound characteristics. (Image: sagarmanis / iStock) "That is the voice of ..."...

Does stress make you gray?

Gray hair is a sign of natural aging processes. But stress can also contribute to graying. (Image: Ekaterina79 / istock) Stress makes you...

Stay true to the museums!

In the MuseumsGuide 2020/21 we present a number of attractive museums and their exhibitions. Let yourself be inspired and visit one or the...

New fungicide made from marine bacteria

Bacteria of the genus Micromonospora (below) provided the fungicide. (Image: CDC / Dr. David Berd) Infections with multi-resistant fungi pose an increasing risk to...

Microplastics on Mount Everest

The researchers' tents at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters on Mount Everest. (Image: Baker Perry / National Geographic, www.NatGeo.com/Everest) Human plastic waste...

Plant hides from people

On the left an F. Delavayi plant with a "normal" appearance, on the right a specimen that can hardly be recognized due to the...

On the trail of contagious stress

Observing a stressed person can cause stress in ourselves. (Image: scyther5 / iStock) Compassion of a special kind: When we see someone in a...

Long-necked Dinosaurs: Careers in the Heat

Artist's impression of the early sauropod Bagualia alba. (Image: Jorge Gonzales) Brachiosaurus, Argentinosaurus and Co: The success story of the family of the largest...

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