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Testosterone affects generosity

How generously someone shares also seems to depend on testosterone levels. (Image: ronstik / iStock) The sex hormone testosterone apparently affects how generous we...

Recent drought summers are unprecedented

Annual rings of an old oak from the Czech Republic. (Photo: Ulf Büntgen) In recent years, Central Europe has repeatedly experienced severe droughts -...

Fossil fly with a full belly

New discovery from the Messel pit: the Hirmoneura messelense fly (Image: Senckenberg) 47 million years ago it buzzed from flower to flower: Scientists discovered the...

Vaccination strategies: can the second dose be delayed?

The corona vaccine is still in short supply. (Image: Ridofranz / iStock) How can the existing vaccines against Sars-CoV-2 be used most effectively? ...

Placenta as a garbage dump for genetic defects

The placenta nourishes the embryo, but also enriches mutations. (Image: magicmine / iStock) The placenta, like the embryo, arises from the fertilized egg cell,...

Fossil of a brooding dinosaur

Artist's impression of a breeding Oviraptorosaur. (Image: Zhao Chuang) Similar to today's birds, some dinosaur species have already incubated their eggs, confirms the investigation...

Is the banana still a natural product?

Bananas are popular, but extremely human. (Image: Travenian / iStock) The banana is one of the most popular fruits in this country. But...

More trash from the lockdowns

Packaging waste has increased. (Image: naumoid / iStock) Measures in the wake of the corona pandemic slowed the spread of the corona virus in...

Secret of constant blaze of color revealed

Fermented wool prevented the Pazyryk carpet from fading, according to analyzes of fiber samples embedded in epoxy resin. (Image: FAU / Dr. Andreas...

Icon of evolution research “exposed”

The lampreys no longer live up to their reputation as a living fossil as they did before. (Image: Arsty / iStock) Blind, worm-like plankton...

Featured picture: Fragile beauty

Behind the structure on our image, consisting of tiny hollow spheres, is a diatom only a few micrometers in size. It becomes visible...

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