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What protects Europe’s bats

In contrast to its American cousins, the great mouse-eared mouse is not disturbed by the fungus during energy-saving hibernation. (Image: Ciungara / iStock) Sleep...

Featured picture: Against the spider mite

On this electron microscope image, the spider mite looks almost harmless with its small head and hair on its back. But this arachnid...

Where does the sulfate come from in rivers and lakes?

The Spree is polluted with sulphate due to the lignite mining in the Lausitz area. (Image: Jörg Gelbrecht) Although there is hardly any acid...

Faecal transmission could make cancer therapy more effective

In some patients, the skin cancer does not respond to immunotherapy. (Image: Nasekom / iStock) How well people respond to cancer drugs apparently also...

When do we start looking for our image?

From an early age, children develop awareness of the opinions of others. (Photo: gradyreese / iStock) How do I affect my fellow human beings?...

Noise inferno in the realm of Poseidon

Scientists in many marine regions are using acoustic instruments to research the soundscape in the sea. (Photo: Jana Winderen) It was never quiet in...

Dwarf planet with bruises

This false color photograph shows the blue shimmering areas on Ceres in turquoise. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech, UCLA, MPS / DLR / IDA...

New starting point for diabetes treatment

Model of the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" (black). (Image: Helmholtz Munich) A newly discovered receptor could in the future provide a starting point for treating...

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,...

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