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“Shocking” group hunt for electric eels

Electric eels evidently not only hunt with an electric club on their own. (Image: (Image: L. Sousa) Up until now, the loaded predatory fish...

Shipwrecked ivory reveals secrets

The precious cargo of the 16th century ship "Bom Jesus" also included over 100 elephant tusks. (Image: National Museum of Namibia) Where did the...

How threatening will Sars-CoV-2 be in the future?

Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 (Image: Maksim Tkachenko / iStock) How does the dangerousness of the novel coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 develop when it circulates in the population over the...

On the trail of the enigmatic “direwolf”

Artist's impression of a Canis dirus (right) in conflict with a gray wolf. (Image: Art by Mauricio Anton) Especially big and terrifying: The Canis...

Goats also want to be challenged spiritually

Goats like to make an effort for a reward. © snf, photographer: Yves Wiesmann Usually, animals are also more comfortable and avoid unnecessary strain...

An extrasolar “Planet 9”

This is how the exoplanet HD 106906 b could look on its inclined outer orbit. (Image: ESA / Hubble, M. Kornmesser) Astronomers have been...

Fluorescent strips discovered on geckos

The desert gecko Pachydactylus rangei shows a neon green fluorescent side stripe and a ring around the eyes when illuminated by UV light (365...

Ritual bath discovered from the time of Christ

Levels of the ritual bath in Gethsemane. (Image: Yaniv Berman / Israel Antiquities Authority) The Garden of Gethsemane at the gates of Jerusalem is...

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