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Organ donation card: How to get it

With an organ donation card you can document whether you want to donate your organs for a transplant in the event of death or...

Mini lizard from the early days of reptiles

Skull fossil of the newly discovered mini lizard Vellbergia bartholomaei (Image: Sobral et al. 2020 / CC-by-sa 4.0) Reptiles are a species-rich class of vertebrates:...

Buchinger Fasting Method: How the cure works

Fasting according to Buchinger does not mean that you have to go hungry. Tea, juices and vegetable broth are allowed - but how exactly...

Complete “fasting and hiking” guide

Fasting is said to increase the health benefits of hiking. We explain how it works and how you organize such a fasting hike. Those who...

6 tips to get up immediately in the morning

As a morning grouch, every morning and every alarm ring is a new challenge. We show you how you can counteract the bad mood...

Bumblebees understand complexly

A bumblebee trying in the dark if they can only feel shapes but can't see them. (Photo: Lars Chittka) A round structure, no corners and edges...

Fish in the Sahara

View of the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara. (Image: Savino di Lernia, 2020) The Sahara was once a green and moist savanna. Our ancestors...

Binding protein of the new corona virus decrypted

3D structure of the spike protein from the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2. (Image: Jason McLellan / University of Texas at Austin) In order to penetrate human...

Historic helmets were just as stable as today’s

Historical helmets in the pressure test. (Photo: Op 't Eynde et al./PLOS ONE, CC-by-sa 4.0) Since the First World War, soldiers have been protecting their...

Zoo animals: camera instead of anesthetic arrow

Tiger in the zoo (Image: Antagain / iStock) So far, zoo or wild animals have mostly had to be captured and anesthetized for medical examination....

A new Neanderthal from the Shanidar cave

Ribs and spine of the Neanderthal skeleton Shanidar Z. (Image: Graeme Barker) In the 1950s, the discovery of several Neanderthal remains in the Shanidar Cave...

Featured picture: War dance of the meerkats

Quite cute and harmless: These meerkats in the Kalahari desert are brushed on riot. They are trying to drive a rival group of meerkats...

Featured picture: Amber with unusual cargo

This piece of amber preserved the leg of a lizard for posterity. But if you look closely, you will discover something else in the...

Featured picture: A different kind of flower

What seems like a colorful flower here is actually the work of bacteria. The microbes become artists under certain conditions - and form fascinating...

Featured picture: Tired sea lion?

His hearty yawn suggests: This sea lion is pretty tired. In fact, this behavior is not always a sign of drowsiness. The seals yawn...

Featured picture: A new aurora

In regions like Scandinavia and Alaska, colorful lighting effects in the sky are not uncommon. Nevertheless, this aurora is something very special: it is...

Featured picture: Colorful beauty from stellar battle

This colorful cosmic gas cloud testifies to the dramatic outcome of a stellar conflict. Because here two stars came so close that the larger...

The eventful history of yodelling

Yodel singer at the Aelplerfest in the Swiss Simmental. (Image: kbwills / iStock) Yodelling is trendy: even in the big cities, this alpine singing form...

Lots of sex – later menopause

In the second third of life, the menopause ends the fertility of women. (Image: AMR Image / iStock) It is largely a matter of disposition...

Science – successes and limits at a glance

Successes and limits of science become particularly clear in the historical review. (Image: rifonov_Evgeniy / iStock) We want to fathom, understand - know! This scientific...

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