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New fungicide made from marine bacteria

Bacteria of the genus Micromonospora (below) provided the fungicide. (Image: CDC / Dr. David Berd) Infections with multi-resistant fungi pose an increasing risk to...

Microplastics on Mount Everest

The researchers' tents at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters on Mount Everest. (Image: Baker Perry / National Geographic, www.NatGeo.com/Everest) Human plastic waste...

Plant hides from people

On the left an F. Delavayi plant with a "normal" appearance, on the right a specimen that can hardly be recognized due to the...

On the trail of contagious stress

Observing a stressed person can cause stress in ourselves. (Image: scyther5 / iStock) Compassion of a special kind: When we see someone in a...

Long-necked Dinosaurs: Careers in the Heat

Artist's impression of the early sauropod Bagualia alba. (Image: Jorge Gonzales) Brachiosaurus, Argentinosaurus and Co: The success story of the family of the largest...

To what extent does natural UV light sterilize?

In winter, natural UV radiation cannot sufficiently inactivate SARS-CoV-2b on outdoor surfaces. (Image: 100 / iStock) UV radiation can effectively kill viruses - in...

Why do parent birds throw their young out of the nest?

Young bird of the willow yellow throat marked with a sensor. (Image: Todd Jones / University of Illinois) Many songbird parents throw their not...

Which fine dust is particularly harmful

The fine dust produced in metropolitan areas causes more oxidative stress in our cells. (Image: ArminStautBerlin / iStock) Certain types of particulate matter can...

Comet Chury has an aurora

Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko (Image: ESA / Rosetta / NAVCAM) On earth, the northern lights provide spectacular sky spectacles - colored luminous phenomena in the...

Migratory animals live faster

Migrating geese. (Image: phalder / iStock) Many animal species migrate long distances year after year between the areas where they raise their offspring and...

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