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A look at a milestone in space travel

In April 60 years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly into space. The German Aerospace Center is dedicating a video...

Spermidine can strengthen memory in old age

Wheat germ is particularly rich in spermidine. (Image: billnoll / iStock) The natural substance spermidine is contained in wheat germ, nuts, mushrooms and many...

Atmospheric trace of a hike

Artist's impression of the exoplanet HD 209458b. The shimmering sickle is said to illustrate the light spectra used by astronomers to identify six...

Microplastics: mussels react robustly

Young mussel while trying. (Photo: Thea Hamm) Microplastics have long been ubiquitous in the ocean. But at least mussels seem to be coping...

A fetus in the bishop’s tomb

The bishop's mummy in his coffin. (Image: Gunnar Menander) In 1679 the Swedish bishop Peder Winstrup was buried in the cathedral of the city...

Pterosaurs with “human” thumbs

Left: Artist's impression of the pterosaurs, which were probably able to grab prey with their opposing thumbs and were able to move skillfully in...

Plasticizer: potential hazard clarified

Research results in goldfish indicate a risk to the nervous system from bisphenols. (Image: Christian Wißler) Many plastic products contain bisphenols as plasticizers. ...

No binge eating from stress

Binge eating is typical of bulimia. (Image: domoyega / iStock) The role of stress in eating disorders appears to be more complex than previously...

Nests of sand and silk

Quartinia wasps can stabilize their nests in loose sand through special silk glands on their head. (Photo: Volker Mauss) How can tunnels and chambers...

Saga of Hope

In his new book “The Healing of the World”, Ronald D. Gerste tells vividly and true to life about the revolutionary events and scientific...

Modern brain is younger than expected

Skulls early representatives of the genus Homo - with an even smaller, ape-like brain (left) and a more modern brain. (Image: M. Ponce...

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