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How our ears synchronize

Gamma waves apparently play an important role in integration processes in the brain. (Image: image_jungle / iStock) How does our brain form an overall...

Ancient mass giant

Quasars are among the brightest objects in the cosmos. (Image: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Da Silva) Quasars are the giants of...

Why the second wave was worse

Army members during the Spanish flu in a Swiss hospital. (Photo: A. & G. Zimmermann, Geneva / Archives for Medical History, University of...

Amazing snap revealed

The crustaceans, which are only about eleven millimeters in size, are impressively armed. (Image: Patek Lab) Small but mighty: researchers have documented an underwater...

How southern China became a coronavirus hotspot

Sars-CoV-2 was created in China. (Image: Naeblys / iStock) The Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus most likely originated in a bat in southern China and then jumped...

What protects Europe’s bats

In contrast to its American cousins, the great mouse-eared mouse is not disturbed by the fungus during energy-saving hibernation. (Image: Ciungara / iStock) Sleep...

Featured picture: Against the spider mite

On this electron microscope image, the spider mite looks almost harmless with its small head and hair on its back. But this arachnid...

Where does the sulfate come from in rivers and lakes?

The Spree is polluted with sulphate due to the lignite mining in the Lausitz area. (Image: Jörg Gelbrecht) Although there is hardly any acid...

Faecal transmission could make cancer therapy more effective

In some patients, the skin cancer does not respond to immunotherapy. (Image: Nasekom / iStock) How well people respond to cancer drugs apparently also...

When do we start looking for our image?

From an early age, children develop awareness of the opinions of others. (Photo: gradyreese / iStock) How do I affect my fellow human beings?...

Noise inferno in the realm of Poseidon

Scientists in many marine regions are using acoustic instruments to research the soundscape in the sea. (Photo: Jana Winderen) It was never quiet in...

Dwarf planet with bruises

This false color photograph shows the blue shimmering areas on Ceres in turquoise. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech, UCLA, MPS / DLR / IDA...

New starting point for diabetes treatment

Model of the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" (black). (Image: Helmholtz Munich) A newly discovered receptor could in the future provide a starting point for treating...

Finds at the Porta Westfalica

Among the finds from the Migration Period are a brooch with two stylized animal figures (left) and a cast needle in the shape of...

Monkeys interpret other people’s conversations

Common marmosets are native to South America. (Image: neil bowman / iStock) When common marmoset monkeys hear sound recordings of conspecifics, they can clearly...

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