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Finds at the Porta Westfalica

Among the finds from the Migration Period are a brooch with two stylized animal figures (left) and a cast needle in the shape of...

Monkeys interpret other people’s conversations

Common marmosets are native to South America. (Image: neil bowman / iStock) When common marmoset monkeys hear sound recordings of conspecifics, they can clearly...

Arctic Ocean once full of fresh water

The illustration shows a period of sweetening of the Arctic Ocean, with a view of the processes in the area of ​​the narrow connections...

Gut microbe makes mothers careless

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common intestinal bacterium in humans and animals. There are many different strains, some of which can be...

Find a species of mouse believed dead

Volcanic deposits on Mount Pinatubo. (Image: Wyco / iStock Unexpected rediscovery: The eruption of the Pinatubo volcano in 1991 on the Philippine island of...

Primeval fish with a sucking bite

Comparison of the skulls of alligator pike (left) and Tiktaalik. (Image: Justin Lemberg / University of Chicago) To survive on land, the first vertebrates...

New look at a historical riddle

The rescue team found only the tattered tent, some skis and nine bodies. (Image: Djatlov Memorial Foundation) 62 years ago, a ski expedition set...

Armor effect discovered in roots

The newly described "MCS" feature is characterized by small cells with thick walls directly under the root surface. (Image: Hannah Schneider, Penn State) Small,...

Ancient carbonates are evidence of water

The Flensburg meteorite, which weighs 24.5 grams, is around 4.5 billion years old. (Image: A. Bischoff / M. Patzek, University of Münster) The Flensburg...

Corona vaccine: Effective despite mutations

BioNTech's mRNA vaccine is also effective against variants B.1.1.7. (Image: aprott / iStock) The further the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spreads, the more common mutations become....

Wildlife corridors: consider the human factor!

Wolves cross a "green bridge" that was built to connect fragmented habitats in Germany. (Image: Conservation Biogeography, Humboldt University Berlin) They are intended to...

Paleontology: Were there vegetarians among the crocodiles?

Artist's impression of extinct representatives of the crocodiles with different diets. (Image: Jorge Gonzalez) They lurk in the water for prey and then snap...

How the moon affects us

What is the effect of the full moon? (Image: University of Washington) Although most people today are no longer dependent on the light of...

Skilful thumbs on the trail

Researchers have developed a virtual model to calculate thumb mobility. (Photo: Katerina Harvati, Alexandros Karakostis, Daniel Herdle) They enable precise gripping and refined dexterity:...

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