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Reconstructed cloacal opening of a dinosaur

This is what the Psittacosaurus sewer could have looked like. (Image: Bob Nicholls / Paleocreations.com 2020) Except for mammals, most vertebrates have a cesspool...

Lungfish genome: insights into shore leave

The Australian lungfish are the closest living relative of humans in fish. (Image: Pixabay) A living fossil has revealed its genome: the genome of...

How does the immune defense work with a cold?

(picture: stock.adobe.com, sebra) Every day the body is exposed to external attacks by viruses, bacteria, fungi and other foreign substances. Then the immune system...

Money makes you happy

Money makes even the very rich happy. (Image: Nattakorn Maneerat / iStock) Does a higher income mean more satisfaction? Apparently yes, suggests a...

The soil as a living space in the spotlight

Springtails (Collembola) are important soil dwellers and can provide useful information about soil quality and protection needs. (Image: Photo: Andy Murray) Worms, springtails and...

Migraines are more than a headache – the causes

Unhealthy African American girl touch massage temples suffer from headache or migraine at workplace, tired biracial woman employee struggle with dizziness or blurry vision,...

How Germany is developing like an animal

“Feathered punk” is also celebrating a comeback: the bald ibis. (Image: Fireglo2 / iStock) Something is happening in the German animal world: Thanks to...

New star catalog of the Milky Way

Gaia telescope in front of the Milky Way (Image: ESA / ATG medialab, ESA / Gaia / DPAC) The Gaia Space Telescope has been scanning...

Bacteria develop tolerance to copper

Bacteria usually don't last long on copper surfaces. (Image: FactoryTh / iStock) Kuper is considered a natural disinfectant that reliably kills harmful germs under...

Green areas can reduce subjective noise pollution

City parks offer relaxation - even from noise. (Image: TasfotoNL / iStock) Parks, meadows and other urban green spaces are not only gaining in...

Antarctica: coloration with a melting effect

When the snow on the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula turns green, it melts faster. (Image: Gonzalo Barrera) More and more shades of green...

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