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Ruhr lakes contain a surprising variety of suction worms

Larvae of various trematodes from water snails in Lake Baldeney. (Image: UDE / AG Sures) Parasites aren't exactly popular, but they're an important part of...

Alternative corona test procedure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKtUrN4_cwI Infected or not? A modified detection method can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in high throughput. Analytical materials are used that are comparatively easy to...

Targeting animal numbers

Among other things, crows have shown their ability to compare quantities. (Image: Andreas Nieder) More, less or the same amount? Not only humans, but also...

The last survivor of the slave ship Clotilda

Portrait of Matilda McCrear (Image: Newcastle University / Crear Family) In 1860 the last slave ship landed in the United States. On board was Matilda...

“Little fish” discovered in the extreme desert

The bizarre relatives of our silverfish can grow up to seven centimeters long. (Photo: Alvaro Zúñiga-Reinoso, University of Cologne) It is considered the driest desert...

Why are bat viruses so dangerous?

Fruit bats and other bats form a reservoir for pathogenic viruses. Their effective immune defense protects them, but makes the pathogens particularly aggressive. (Image:...

Headache around the universe

Man looks in wonder and curiosity into the cosmos. (Image: solarseven / iStock) Dark energy, the big bang, the expansion of the universe ... Cosmologists...

Feathered Raptor of the End Times discovered

Artist's impression of Dineobellator. (Photo: Sergey Krasovskiy) It had feathers, an iron grip and a flexible tail for balance in chases: fossil hunters discovered a...

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