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City gardens are a “land of milk and honey” for insects

City gardens are important suppliers of nectar for insects. (Image: Nicholas Tew) Nectar is an important source of food for many insects - especially...

Dated rock painting through wasp nests

This picture of a kangaroo was made in northwest Australia over 17,000 years ago. (Image: Illustration: Pauline Heaney) Researchers have identified a two-meter-tall kangaroo...

Psychological signature for extremist thinking

Why are some people prone to radicalization? (Image: Stadtratte / iStock) Whether religious fanaticism, strong nationalism, left or right-wing extremism: According to a study,...

Europe’s forests: sensitivity recorded

Storm damage: Some forest areas are particularly vulnerable to these growing pressures as a result of climate change. (Image: ollo / iStock) Storms, fires...

Wine production also flourished under Islamic rule

Amphora made in Palermo in the 9th to 11th centuries. (Image: University of York) When Sicily fell under Islamic rule in the ninth century,...

Tilting elements in the oceans react sensitively

The North Atlantic overturning current is part of a global circulation system. (Image: aristotoo / iStock) If important ocean currents such as the North...

Petition for Jaguar Protection

America's largest big cat is doing badly. The WWF now wants to generate public pressure for the implementation of a rescue plan. ...

The current Mars rover mission at a glance

The Rover Perseverance is the size of a small car and is equipped with impressive high-tech. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech) “Perseverance” successfully arrived on...

What lives on glasses?

There are also potential pathogens among the microbes that exist on glasses. Regular cleaning is therefore particularly useful for sensitive people. (Image:...

Thousands of virus types found in the intestinal flora

Artist's impression of phages infecting a bacterium. (Image: peterschreiber.media/iStock) The living environment in our intestines is even more complex than one might think, a...

Magnetic field reversal with consequences

Kauri tree from New Zealand. (Image: Nelson Parker) 42,000 years ago, the Earth's magnetic field temporarily reversed for a few centuries. With the...

“Spare parts” bred for bile ducts

Liver and bile. (Image: marina_ua / iStock) Damage to the bile ducts in the liver is a common reason people need a liver transplant....

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