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This is how Martian water becomes oxygen and fuel

There could be usable water sources on Mars for future missions. But the wetness of the red planet is problematic. (Image: dottedhippo...

Heat waves in lakes are increasing

Mountain lake in New Zealand. (Image: simonbradfield / iStock) Climate change is not only causing water temperatures to rise on land, but also in...

First lion embryos from frozen egg cells

Egg cells from an African lioness. (Image: Jennifer Zahmel / Leibniz-IZW) In order to save endangered animal species from extinction, researchers are trying to...

Reconstructed cloacal opening of a dinosaur

This is what the Psittacosaurus sewer could have looked like. (Image: Bob Nicholls / Paleocreations.com 2020) Except for mammals, most vertebrates have a cesspool...

Lungfish genome: insights into shore leave

The Australian lungfish are the closest living relative of humans in fish. (Image: Pixabay) A living fossil has revealed its genome: the genome of...

How does the immune defense work with a cold?

(picture: stock.adobe.com, sebra) Every day the body is exposed to external attacks by viruses, bacteria, fungi and other foreign substances. Then the immune system...

Money makes you happy

Money makes even the very rich happy. (Image: Nattakorn Maneerat / iStock) Does a higher income mean more satisfaction? Apparently yes, suggests a...

The soil as a living space in the spotlight

Springtails (Collembola) are important soil dwellers and can provide useful information about soil quality and protection needs. (Image: Photo: Andy Murray) Worms, springtails and...

Migraines are more than a headache – the causes

Unhealthy African American girl touch massage temples suffer from headache or migraine at workplace, tired biracial woman employee struggle with dizziness or blurry vision,...

How Germany is developing like an animal

“Feathered punk” is also celebrating a comeback: the bald ibis. (Image: Fireglo2 / iStock) Something is happening in the German animal world: Thanks to...

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