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Psychological signature for extremist thinking

Why are some people prone to radicalization? (Image: Stadtratte / iStock) Whether religious fanaticism, strong nationalism, left or right-wing extremism: According to a study,...

Europe’s forests: sensitivity recorded

Storm damage: Some forest areas are particularly vulnerable to these growing pressures as a result of climate change. (Image: ollo / iStock) Storms, fires...

Wine production also flourished under Islamic rule

Amphora made in Palermo in the 9th to 11th centuries. (Image: University of York) When Sicily fell under Islamic rule in the ninth century,...

Tilting elements in the oceans react sensitively

The North Atlantic overturning current is part of a global circulation system. (Image: aristotoo / iStock) If important ocean currents such as the North...

Petition for Jaguar Protection

America's largest big cat is doing badly. The WWF now wants to generate public pressure for the implementation of a rescue plan. ...

The current Mars rover mission at a glance

The Rover Perseverance is the size of a small car and is equipped with impressive high-tech. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech) “Perseverance” successfully arrived on...

What lives on glasses?

There are also potential pathogens among the microbes that exist on glasses. Regular cleaning is therefore particularly useful for sensitive people. (Image:...

Thousands of virus types found in the intestinal flora

Artist's impression of phages infecting a bacterium. (Image: peterschreiber.media/iStock) The living environment in our intestines is even more complex than one might think, a...

Magnetic field reversal with consequences

Kauri tree from New Zealand. (Image: Nelson Parker) 42,000 years ago, the Earth's magnetic field temporarily reversed for a few centuries. With the...

“Spare parts” bred for bile ducts

Liver and bile. (Image: marina_ua / iStock) Damage to the bile ducts in the liver is a common reason people need a liver transplant....

Place of residence plastic waste: new biodiversity in deep-sea trenches

A deep-water arm pelvis (Pelagodiscus atlanticus) on a piece of plastic film from the deep sea. (Image: Xikun Song / Xiamen University) For decades,...

Pre-Columbian imports from Europe

These glass beads made in Venice reached northern Alaska before 1492. (Image: Courtesy of American Antiquity, January 2021) Even before America's discovery, Venetian glass...

How “ghostly” beings evolved

Researchers have gained insight into the evolutionary history of the stick hornets and ghosts. They evidently developed their bizarre camouflage methods after the...

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