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Sealed letter “virtually” opened

The “virtual unfolding” of this letter provided an insight into written communication and its form at the end of the 17th century. (Image:...

Gene shapes peregrine falcon migration

Peregrine falcon equipped with satellite tracker. (Image: Andrew Dixon) Peregrine falcons travel thousands of kilometers to get from their breeding areas to their winter...

Alzheimer’s in the intestinal nervous system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLUORZkxbUU The Dreaded dementia apparently affects not only the brain, but also the nervous system of the digestive system, researchers report. Source: Research in a nutshell...

Sniffer dogs as species sniffers

Searching for endangered crested newts with the species detection dog. (Image: Daniel Peter) The list of endangered animals and plants around the world is...

Featured picture: Bear and co under pressure

This American black bear apparently devours its freshly caught prey with relish. The fact that he sometimes has to travel long distances before...

Pandemic as an opportunity for climate policy?

In 2020 emissions fell sharply, but that alone is not enough. (Image: DWalker44 / ​​iStock) Less traffic, more home office: the corona pandemic meant...

Discovered a new form of symbiosis

This illustration shows an eyelash animal with endosymbionts highlighted in yellow inside. (Image: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, S. Ahmerkamp) A symbiotic partner...

Neanderthals: indication of language skills

Reconstruction of the hearing system in a modern human (left) and a Neanderthal man (right). (Image: Mercedes Conde-Valverde) How did our archaic cousins ​​communicate...

Why belly fat is more stubborn

How does intermittent fasting affect body fat? (Image: Tatiana / iStock) The belly fat surrounding our organs is considered to be particularly harmful to...

Squids can control themselves

The squids have again demonstrated their amazing intelligence. (Image: Alexandra Schnell) Those who are wise wait: we can resist immediate temptation knowing that it...

Archaeologists discover a Roman float

The four-wheeled ceremonial carriage at the site. (Image: Parco Archeologico di Pompei) In recent years, excavations in a suburb of ancient Pompeii have repeatedly...

The wild cosmos in view

Modern astronomy always leads to new aha moments. (Image: MarioGuti / iStock) From galactic magnetic fields, the cosmic baby boom and the turbulent formation...

How antidepressants work

Antidepressants help against depression - but how? (Image: Ponomariova_Maria / iStock) What effects do antidepressants have on the brain? And why do they...

“Hidden” desert fish species revealed

Species sometimes hardly differ externally, only genetically. In the picture the "Oman barbel" Garra shamal. (Image: NHM Vienna) They live in the few...

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