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Insight into the end of a polar explorer

Researchers analyzed this roughly three millimeter blob in Jørgen Brønlund's diary. (Image: Kaare Lund Rasmussen / SDU) Tragedy in the cold of Greenland: The...

From fins to legs

How stable were the legs of the first shore leave? (Image: Davide Bonadonna) Around 390 million years ago, vertebrates first moved out of...

Comeback for “our” oyster

It has been considered extinct in the German North Sea for around 100 years. But now the European oyster is to be resettled...

Sars-CoV-2 rebuilds the inside of the cell

Viral membrane vesicles (red) in a Sars-CoV-2 infected cell. (Image: Julian Hennies / EMBL) How the coronavirus affects our tissues and organs became increasingly...

Typical Tyrannosaurus: growth spurts

Paleontologist Tom Cullen takes a sample from the thigh bone of T. rex "SUE". (Image: David Evans) How did the snarling robbers of the...

Master and slave died together

Outlines of the two dead preserved in ashes. (Image: Parco archeologico di Pompei) In Pompeii, archaeologists have discovered another testimony to the dramatic events...

Starving for social contacts

Social isolation is currently affecting more people than usual. (Image: Xesai / iStock) When people are forced to isolate themselves from others, after a short...

Zebra finches can hear who’s chirping

Zebra finches can obviously recognize individuals from their flock by their individual sound characteristics. (Image: sagarmanis / iStock) "That is the voice of ..."...

Does stress make you gray?

Gray hair is a sign of natural aging processes. But stress can also contribute to graying. (Image: Ekaterina79 / istock) Stress makes you...

Stay true to the museums!

In the MuseumsGuide 2020/21 we present a number of attractive museums and their exhibitions. Let yourself be inspired and visit one or the...

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