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Ants swallow their acid as “medicine”

An ant takes a portion of acid from its abdomen. (Image: Simon Tragust) Anyone who annoys ants is known to get burning acid from...

Witch defense instead of a sundial?

Incised symbol on one of the church stones. (Image: HS2) Excavations on the remains of a medieval church in England have uncovered several graffiti...

Seven forms of Covid-19 identified

The symptoms of Covid-19 are varied. (Image: da-kuk / iStock) An infection with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus can cause a large number of seemingly completely...

Mammals: Social even in dinosaur times

Apparently primitive mammals lived in social groups even when the dinosaurs ruled the country. (Artist impression: Misaki Ouchida) From rodents to primates, many...

Ghost nets in sight

Lost or discarded nets are the most dangerous type of plastic waste for marine animals. (Image: richcarey / iStock) Plastic pollution of the fateful...

Galaxies in the network of a black hole

This artist's impression shows the central black hole and the galaxies trapped in its gas network. (Image: ESO / L. Calçada) There were surprisingly...

“Predatory algae” mastered the darkness

Electron micrographs of single-celled algae fossils. Flagella once came out of the holes, which among other things were used to hunt bacteria (red)....

How does the biggest heart in the world beat?

The researchers measured the heartbeat of this blue whale in Monterey Bay. (Image: Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab) Blue whales are the...

Dog diversity as early as the Paleolithic

Skull of an approximately 11,000 year old dog. (Image: EE Antipina) Researchers present new insights into the age-old common history of dogs and humans:...

Which hydropower plants are particularly dangerous for fish?

The risk to fish varies depending on the hydropower plant. (Image: Angelina Tittmann) Not every hydropower plant is equally dangerous for fish, as a...

Like octopuses with the tentacles taste

An octopus examines a cup. (Image: Lena van Giesen) With the sensory cells in their suction cups, octopuses can perceive not only mechanical, but...

Optimized over millions of years

Rhamphorhynchus - one of the 75 species of pterosaurs examined by the researchers. (Artist impression: Mark Witton) "Aviation" further development over 150 million years:...

Egyptian ink with “dry” secret

Writing on a papyrus from the Tebtunis Temple Library. (Image: Papyrus Carlsberg Collection) Surprising ingredient discovered: lead apparently already ensured that writing in some...

Awarded to pioneers of black hole exploration

Black holes are still puzzling. (Image: brightstars / iStock Black holes are still one of the most puzzling phenomena in the cosmos. But...

Featured picture: Hunger Wasp in Amber

Amber opens up unique insights into the past: the plants, animals and other organisms enclosed in the fossil tree sap remain almost unchanged over...

Large fish form carbon stores

Large fish obviously have a special meaning in the marine cycle of matter. (Image: Enric Sala) If a fish dies in the ocean, the...

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