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Baltic Sea: No offspring for cod and herring

Cod hardly have any offspring in the western Baltic Sea. (Image: I. Oelrichs) Scientists and fishermen are sounding the alarm: In the western Baltic...

Bees: Bacterial membership card

Guardians check incoming bees at the entrance of a beehive. (Image: Nathan Beach) Access for stick members only! How do guardian bees...

Mysterious ball games 3000 years ago

One of the 3000 year old leather balls from China. (Image: UZH) Surprisingly early in ancient China people played with leather balls, according to...

Saber-toothed cats in the genetic mirror

The representatives of the saber-toothed cats, which are also widespread in Europe, could have brought down prey by their persistence, according to genetic evidence....

Religious attachment thanks to the body’s own opioids

Whether yoga or umbanda: combine endorphins. (Image: skynesher / iStock) In religious rituals, people often feel a strong togetherness. Researchers have now experimentally...

Bloodsuckers: on the trail of taste

Only after a female mosquito has sensed the taste of blood does she suck herself full. (Image: Alex Wild, used by permission) Delicious...

MOSAIC: Review of the final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxVk-R7X1fs The greatest Arctic expedition of all time has been successfully completed! The Alfred Wegener Institute sums up the process and presents impressions of...

Bacteria killer inspired by wasp venom

The venom of the stinger of a species of wasp contains a substance that researchers used as the basis for developing an antibiotic candidate....

Star death at the black hole

Artist's impression of a star being torn apart by the tidal action of a supermassive black hole. (Image: ESO / M. Kornmesser) The supermassive...

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