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:...
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...
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...
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...
What seems like a colorful flower here is actually the work of bacteria. The microbes become artists under certain conditions - and form fascinating...
In regions like Scandinavia and Alaska, colorful lighting effects in the sky are not uncommon. Nevertheless, this aurora is something very special: it is...
Yodel singer at the Aelplerfest in the Swiss Simmental. (Image: kbwills / iStock)
Yodelling is trendy: even in the big cities, this alpine singing form...
Successes and limits of science become particularly clear in the historical review. (Image: rifonov_Evgeniy / iStock)
We want to fathom, understand - know! This scientific...