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Proper handling of leaves in the garden

Garden owners don't have to use a rake at every point in the garden. © Maksym Belchenko/iStock In autumn, the leaves of trees and...

Elijah Burt - October 21, 2025

History & Archaeology

Roman burial mound uncovered in Bavaria

This stone circle discovered in Wolkertshofen, Upper Bavaria, was once the foundation of a Roman burial mound. © Archeology office Dr. Woidich GmbH. In the...

Alan Cannon - October 21, 2025

History & Archaeology

Victims of the first war in Europe?

The severe head injuries are clearly visible in this skull from the Tollense Valley. picture alliance / Jens Büttner / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa / Jans...

Alan Cannon - October 20, 2025

Psychology & Sociology

Progress in HIV research

New possibilities for therapies are emerging: Researchers have discovered an antibody that can block almost all known HIV variants. Source: University of Cologne

Emmaline Middleton - October 20, 2025

Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Research for bee welfare

Improved indoor climate in the hive: An innovative bee house is intended to improve the bees' chances of survival in the cold season. Source: University...

Elijah Burt - October 20, 2025

Health & Medicine

Jumping rope: These exercises don’t just help you lose weight

Do you only know jumping rope from the schoolyard when you were a child? Jumping rope is now a recognized sport that is very...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - October 20, 2025

Health & Medicine

From vitamin C to nasal spray: 11 cold myths put to the test

Every year again: Cold season is here. Runny nose, flu, cold – there are a number of myths and misunderstandings surrounding viral infections. Here...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - October 20, 2025

Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Man, a discontinued model?

We live in times of great upheaval. The future seems less certain and less predictable than it did a few years ago. Is our...

Elijah Burt - October 19, 2025

Psychology & Sociology

How the brain focuses on listening

The auditory cortex of the brain has neurons that can modulate incoming sound signals depending on the situation. © BrianAJackson/iStock Neuroscientists have discovered how...

Emmaline Middleton - October 18, 2025

Health & Medicine

How to endure contradictions, even within ourselves? Therapist gives tips and explains benefits

What happens if we don't suppress contradictions within ourselves, but instead look closely? Insights into why and how we can benefit from it. We often...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - October 17, 2025

Health & Medicine

Nanoplastics also in farm animal cells

Cells from the bovine ovary with ingested nanoplastics (green). © Micro- and nanoplastics have long been present everywhere in our environment. Now a new...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - October 17, 2025

Health & Medicine

Why does your nose run while jogging in autumn?

Does your nose start to run when you go jogging? Why this is happening more often again in autumn - and how you can...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - October 17, 2025

Biology

Mysterious Triassic world

The fearsome dinosaur Batrachotomus kupferzellensis roamed what is now southern Germany during the Triassic period. © SMNS, M. Rech Bizarre creatures in sight: In the...

Elijah Burt - October 17, 2025

Earth & Climate

How the climate fluctuated during the last ice age

Today the Earth is covered by only two large ice sheets, Antarctica and Greenland. How big were the ice sheets during the last ice...

Ashton Edwards - October 17, 2025

Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: A microscopic La Ola wave

What looks like bright orange modern art is actually spherical larvae of the marine annelid Platynereis under the microscope. The hair-like projections on the...

Elijah Burt - October 17, 2025

History & Archaeology