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Whale calls give insights into the earth’s crust

Fin whales are widespread in all the world's oceans and are extremely vocal in the underwater world. (Caption: JG1153 / iStock) They are so...

Stone Age snail horn sounds after 18,000 years

Prehistoric shell of the sea snail Charonia lampas. (Image: C. Fritz / Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Toulouse) People made music as early as the...

Neanderthal mutation changes brain development

The DNA also shapes our brain. (Image: fruttipics / iStock) How does our brain differ from that of Neanderthals? To answer this question,...

With meat and a game against robbery

The hunting instinct of our domestic cats can make wildlife in the settlement area difficult to create. (Caption: Ornitolog82 / iStock) Domestic cats make...

BioNTech vaccine is also effective against E484K mutation

The antibodies produced by vaccination also attack mutated viruses. (Image: Christoph Burgstedt / iStock) Vaccines against the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus give hope to contain the...

How giraffes benefit from living in a group

Giraffes in Tanzania. (Photo: Sonja Metzger) Together they are strong: Similar to us humans, life in a group increases the chances of survival for...

How our ears synchronize

Gamma waves apparently play an important role in integration processes in the brain. (Image: image_jungle / iStock) How does our brain form an overall...

Ancient mass giant

Quasars are among the brightest objects in the cosmos. (Image: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Da Silva) Quasars are the giants of...

Why the second wave was worse

Army members during the Spanish flu in a Swiss hospital. (Photo: A. & G. Zimmermann, Geneva / Archives for Medical History, University of...

Amazing snap revealed

The crustaceans, which are only about eleven millimeters in size, are impressively armed. (Image: Patek Lab) Small but mighty: researchers have documented an underwater...

How southern China became a coronavirus hotspot

Sars-CoV-2 was created in China. (Image: Naeblys / iStock) The Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus most likely originated in a bat in southern China and then jumped...

What protects Europe’s bats

In contrast to its American cousins, the great mouse-eared mouse is not disturbed by the fungus during energy-saving hibernation. (Image: Ciungara / iStock) Sleep...

Featured picture: Against the spider mite

On this electron microscope image, the spider mite looks almost harmless with its small head and hair on its back. But this arachnid...

Where does the sulfate come from in rivers and lakes?

The Spree is polluted with sulphate due to the lignite mining in the Lausitz area. (Image: Jörg Gelbrecht) Although there is hardly any acid...

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