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Mountain pine: How the oil of the medicinal plant from the Alps helps

The oil of the mountain pine has various areas of application and helps, among other things, for colds and muscle pain. You can find...

Cistus tea: effect and application of medicinal tea made from rock roses

Cistus tea or rock rose tea strengthens our immune system thanks to antioxidants. Read here what science says about it and how you make...

Cistus tea: home remedies for flu infections

Cistus tea is primarily intended to help with influenza infections and to prevent it. Read here what science says about it and how you...

Sweeteners: The combi does it

How unhealthy are sweeteners? (Image: humonia / istock) Too much sugar is known to be unhealthy: excessive consumption of the sweet substance not only increases...

What nourished the Mongol empires

The Mongols were notorious for their powerful equestrian armies. (Image: Traditional Historical Show, Credit: Dmitry_Chulov / iStok) Was their strength based only on meat and...

Health check from age 35: these examinations are part of it

The health check from the age of 35 helps to recognize any illnesses at an early stage. In combination with a healthy lifestyle, this...

Networked life in the primeval sea

Close-up of a Rangeomorpha fossil from Newfoundland. (Image: Alex Liu) Fern-like organisms without mouth and organs were among the first multicellular animals on our planet....

Leech therapy: effect, application and criticism

Leech therapy is considered a traditional healing method. You can read here what is behind it, how it works and whether it helps. The...

Copper deficiency: symptoms and nutrition tips

Copper deficiency is extremely rare. In this case, you can find out in which cases this can still happen and how you can best...

Learn empathy: this is how you become more empathetic

Put yourself in others' shoes and empathize with them: empathy is not always easy and sometimes even painful. We explain how you can learn...

Stone pine: positive effects on health and sleep

Stone pine has already found its way into many bedrooms. The reason: The pine wood should have a positive effect on sleep. We'll explain...

Stone pine oil: application and effects of the essential oil

Stone pine oil has been valued for its effects for centuries. Here you can find out more about the diverse effects and the precise...

The Spix’s Macaw returns

A group of young Spix's Macaw parrots in the breeding station. (Image: ACTP e.V.) The Spix's Macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) are now extinct in the wild....

Arthritis: Scorpio Protein as a Medicine Ferry?

Arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease that affects many people. (Image: ipopba / istock) Whether fish, snakes or scorpions: Many animals use poisons to make...

The buffer effect of the tropical forests is decreasing

View over the rainforest in Ivindo National Park in Gabon. (Image: Kath Jeffery) The tropical rainforests are the "green lungs" of our planet - and...

»Agriculture is always an intervention«

A honeybee pollinating a rape plant. They and their wild relatives are threatened by the use of pesticides. (Photo: Bayer AG) Neonicotinoids are suspected to...

Home remedies for itching: This prevents annoying scratching

Itchy skin is often harmless, but can be stressful depending on the intensity. You can counteract the itching with natural home remedies. itching can...

Melatonin: ingestion, effects and side effects of the sleep hormone

The sleep hormone melatonin is important for us to be able to sleep. If the body produces too little of it, it may make...

Keas understand probabilities

A kea gives a researcher a trade item. (Image: Amalia Bastos) Which decision has more chance of success? If we do not know something for...

Corona hysteria: 9 tweets that show what the virus does to Germany

Many users on Twitter are humorous with the current situation - but they also show the absurdities that the fear of the corona virus...

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