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First observation of an electron capture supernova

The 2018zd supernova (white spot right) (Image: NASA / STSCI / J. Depasquale; Las Cumbres Observatory) Two types of star explosions have been known for...

Warning “butterfly thermometer”

The red apollo is one of the mountain butterfly species that have moved significantly upwards since 1960. (Image: Thomas Schmitt, Senckenberg; graphic: Jan...

The body’s own “killer cleaning agent”

When salmonella (red) enter a cell, APOL3 (green) attaches to the surface of the bacterium and breaks it down. (Image: Video-Auschnit, Credit: R....

DNA constructs catch viruses

Virus traps made of DNA (white), lined with virus-binding molecules (blue). (Image: Elena-Marie Willner / DietzLab / TUM) So far, there are no effective...

Identify wolf-dog mixed breeds more easily

Is this a wolf or a dog-wolf hybrid? (Image: Senckenberg Society for Nature Research) As controversial as the spread of wild wolves in Germany...

Collision between neutron star and black hole

Collision of a neutron star with a black hole. (Image: Carl Knox, OzGrav / Swinburne University) After several as yet unclear candidates, astronomers have...

Notes on a noble lady

The archaeologists came across 15 filigree gold pearls, which probably belonged to a sumptuous necklace. (Image: LAD in RPS R.Wollenweber) News from the mysterious...

3.42 billion year old microbial fossils discovered

Microscopic image of the fossil microbe filaments. (Image: B. Cavalazzi) Methane-forming microbes - possibly the oldest organisms of this kind - cavorted in hydrothermal...

Hedges as climate protectors

Hazel hedge near Nienburg / Saale (Image: Sophie Drexler / Thünen-Institut) An agricultural landscape interspersed with hedges not only offers many animals valuable habitat and...

Featured picture: Aurora australis over the South Pole

This brightly colored aurora shines above the telescopes of the Amundsen-Scott polar station at the South Pole. Like the northern lights, the aurora...

Sea Otters: Warm Secret Revealed

Not only their thick fur enables these cute fellows to survive in cold water. (Image: Randall Davis, Image obtained under USFWS Marine Mammal...

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