Science

Online videos: Success prediction via brain scan

What is going on in our heads when watching online videos? (AntonioGuillem / iStock) Researchers report that certain signatures of the brain activity of viewers...

Eye-catching appearance due to ship noise

A young beach crab on a fingernail. (Image: Martin Stevens) Even the crabs in the water get too loud: Frequent ship noise affects their ability...

Do you sleep better rocked?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwNiGLOrUeE Gentle back and forth ... and your eyes get heavy. What is this well-known sleep trick about? Do you actually benefit from the slumber...

Wikipedia: How objective are articles on historical conflicts?

How objective are Wikipedia entries on historical conflicts? (Image: brightstars / iStock) Wikipedia has long become one of the most important sources of information on...

Sea plastic develops a fatal scent

Sea turtles sniff for food nearby. (Image: Ivanica Monica / iStock) Death from a belly full of garbage - why do sea turtles swallow so...

Smokers pollute non-smoking rooms

You obviously take smoke with you. (Image: ljubaphoto / iStock) At least in non-smoking areas you are safe from cigarette smoke, you might think. But...

Homo erectus: more versatile than expected

Newly discovered Homo-erectus skull (DAN5) (Image: Michael J. Rogers / Southern Connecticut State University) Homo erectus has shaped the history of our ancestors for almost...

Featured picture: Rendezvous in the ice

Two ships are slowly approaching each other in the twilight of the Arctic polar winter: they are the "Polarstern" and their Russian supply icebreaker...

City foxes are different

A fox in the city. (Image: Dgwildlife / iStock) Red foxes have long adapted to life in our big cities. Compared to their rural counterparts,...

Sweeteners: The combi does it

How unhealthy are sweeteners? (Image: humonia / istock) Too much sugar is known to be unhealthy: excessive consumption of the sweet substance not only increases...

Recent Articles