Science

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...

Dog noses are said to save the oranges

A beagle looks into a citrus tree. (Image: Gavin Poole) Is this orange tree infected? Dogs can obviously smell that: Researchers have shown the potential...

Chemical earmuffs for hearing loss

Noise can damage your hearing in the long term. (Image: peterscode / istock) Whether in the disco, on the street or even at work: Many...

What to do about the spread of the coronavirus?

Spread of the new corona virus. (Image: Sinenkiy / iStock) Health authorities around the world are trying to curb the spread of the new corona...

Cancer: On the trail of deadly immortality

The preservation of the end structures of the chromosomes - highlighted here in yellow - forms the prerequisite for the immortality of tumor cells...

Hope in the fight against blindness

Millions of people worldwide are affected by age-related macular degeneration. (Image: Ababsolutum / istock) Researchers have made a breakthrough in researching one of the most...

Testosterone: gender-specific risks

Human hormone levels have complex effects. (Evgeny Gromov / iStock) It is considered the male hormone, but women also make testosterone - a healthy level...

Our residents reveal our age

A colorful microbial society lives in and on us. (Image: jamesbenet / iStock) Age signature in the bacterial structure: Researchers use the characteristics of the...

Antibiotics with a new mechanism of action

Many disease-causing bacteria are immune to common antibiotics. (Image: Dr_Microbe / istock) The world needs new antibiotics: In view of the increasing resistance problem, the...

Our asymmetrical brain is not unique

Gorillas have an asymmetrical brain similar to ours. (Image: Freder / iStock) Our brain is asymmetrical: both the halves of the brain differ slightly from...

How the Enlightenment shaped sign languages

Sign alphabet from 1873. (Image: traveler116 / iStock) Sign languages ​​for the deaf exist today in almost all countries and regions. Linguists have now reconstructed...

Surprising diversity among ancient Americans

One of the four skulls at the site - a flooded karst cave in Mexico. (Image: Jerónimo Avilés) America was the last continent to be...

Repopulated ghost town

The most impressive remnant of the city of Cahokia is the truncated pyramid "Monks Mound". (Image: MattGush / iStock) The mysterious North American Indian...

Africans: more Neanderthals than expected?

African-born people also carry Neanderthal DNA. (Image: ljubaphoto / istock) When our ancestors left Africa, a story of infidelities began: Genome analyzes prove that anatomically...

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