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An agile killer is emerging

Artist's impression of an Anteosaurus attacking a herbivorous moschognathus. (Image: Alex Bernardini) Massive and monstrous - but still not a clumsy stalker: Contrary to...

“Faustina” returns to her homeland

The "Faustina" baptized antique woman's head. (Image: Universalmuseum Joanneum / B. Schliber-Knechtl) In 1967 the artistically crafted marble head of a woman was found...

Covid-19 risk increases with pollen count

Birch pollen in spring. (Image: Gregory_DUBUS / iStock) The weather and our behavior are not the only influencing factors for a coronavirus infection: The...

Body regeneration after self-decapitation

Head and body of the marine snail Elysia marginata after self-amputation. (Image: Sayaka Mitoh) In some animals, as is well known, severed limbs or...

Social Distancing in Nature

Mandrills deal strategically with their distancing behavior: They avoid sick conspecifics, but they sometimes increase their risk of infection by continuing to care for...

Do worms & roots make noises in the ground?

If you listen with technical support, you can hear roots and worms. (Image: Colourbox) The air and the water are known to be filled...

We are obviously “water-saving monkeys”

Study results suggest that humans have developed a comparatively low water requirement in the course of their evolution. (Image: caracterdesign / iStock) One of...

Lungs help tree frogs hear

Male tree frogs make themselves heard loudly. (Image: Norman Lee) In order to identify potential partners of their own species in the chorus of...

Hydrogen chloride on Mars

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter examines the composition of the atmosphere on Mars. (Image: ESA) Even if Mars is one of the best-researched planets...

Rice plant variety defies toxic arsenic

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21282-5 Rice plants easily absorb the toxic heavy metal arsenic through their roots, which means that rice is often considered to be highly polluted. ...

Sealed letter “virtually” opened

The “virtual unfolding” of this letter provided an insight into written communication and its form at the end of the 17th century. (Image:...

Gene shapes peregrine falcon migration

Peregrine falcon equipped with satellite tracker. (Image: Andrew Dixon) Peregrine falcons travel thousands of kilometers to get from their breeding areas to their winter...

Alzheimer’s in the intestinal nervous system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLUORZkxbUU The Dreaded dementia apparently affects not only the brain, but also the nervous system of the digestive system, researchers report. Source: Research in a nutshell...

Sniffer dogs as species sniffers

Searching for endangered crested newts with the species detection dog. (Image: Daniel Peter) The list of endangered animals and plants around the world is...

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