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Featured picture: Shadow of the solar eclipse

The dark zone at the bottom of this earth image is not an exposure disturbance, but the shadow of a total solar eclipse. ...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Snoring: causes and how to stop it

Snoring is not only annoying for your roommates, it can also have health consequences. Here you can find out more about the causes,...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Mastic: that’s behind the gum resin

Mastic is used in various foods, cosmetic products and as an adhesive. Here you can find out more about the extraction, effectiveness and...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Ferulic acid: effects and where the antioxidant occurs

Ferulic acid is found in many plants and especially offers your skin special protection. Here you can read about the effects of ferulic...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Earth & Climate

Looking for ice tools

Researchers from the University of Innsbruck are looking for geological traces of former climatic changes in the alpine cave "Eisriesenwelt". Source: University of Innsbruck
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

Why the thymus is important in pregnancy

The thymus gland plays an important role in pregnancy. (Image: IMBA / Kulcsar) How does the female immune system adjust to pregnancy? A...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

New Year’s Eve alone: ​​this is the best way to start the new year

Spending New Year's Eve alone may sound strange or even scary at first. We give you five tips on how you can end...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Psychology & Sociology

Exotic imports over 3000 years ago

A market in the city of Megiddo in the second millennium BC Chr .: Grocers offer not only local products but also exotic...
Emmaline Middleton -
Astronomy

Superconductivity at room temperature

In this experimental setup, the researchers created their superconductor. (Image: Adam Fenster) Superconductors conduct electricity without resistance and could therefore revolutionize electronics and power...
Ashton Edwards -
Biology

Introduced algae changes the Wadden Sea

Algae carpet by Vaucheria velutina (left) in the Wadden Sea off Sylt. (Photo: Karsten Reise) The tube alga Vaucheria velutina is the alga of...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

Alpine peaks overheard at the split

At some point there will be a strong crash on the summit of the Hochvogel: There is a gap there that widens by almost...
Ashton Edwards -
History & Archaeology

Christmas tree decorations as a mirror of the zeitgeist

Christmas decorated tree at the end of the 19th century. (Image: cu / iStock) Whether golden balls, tinsel or edible delicacies: the decorations on...
Alan Cannon -
Health & Medicine

New coronavirus strain is spreading

The new strain B.1.1.7. is still rampant mainly in Great Britain. (Image: da_uk / iStock) A new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus is...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Cold feet: causes, possible diseases and home remedies

Cold feet are not only a nuisance, they can also be a sign of illness. Here you can find out what they can...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Biology

When the locusts hop uphill

The Roesel's bite is one of the species that could migrate from deeper habitats into alpine areas in the course of global warming. ...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

Carbon dioxide: fertilization effect disappears

Carbon dioxide increases global plant growth less and less. (Image: RomoloTavani / iStock) The notorious greenhouse gas also has a beneficial effect on the...
Ashton Edwards -
Biology

What do spiders do in weightlessness?

On earth, they weave their filigree wheel nets according to ingenious rules - but to what extent can spinning also succeed in the weightlessness...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Nasal ointment: instructions and how to use them correctly

Nasal ointment cares for the nose in case of a cold or runny nose and relieves the symptoms. We'll show you how you...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Head lice – pets have nothing to do with the transmission

Head louse (Image: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) First of all, lice don't jump. They run. However, thanks to their six...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

Gravity with a lens effect

The gravitational lens effect can bend, intensify, split and even fan the light into a ring. (Image: Pitris / iStock) Ghost images in curved...
Ashton Edwards -
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