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Antique snack bar reveals the Romans’ fast food preferences

View of the counter of the antique food stand. (Image: Parco archeologico di Pompei) Even in Roman times, people satisfied their hunger at food...
Alan Cannon -
Astronomy

Intergalactic web discovered

This illustration shows the gigantic gas web (left) of the Abell 3391/95 system (right). (Image: Reiprich et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics, doi: 10.1051...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

2020 was the second warmest year

Heat over Frankfurt am Main. (Image: Xurzon / iStock) The years 2018 and 2019 were already too warm and too dry. The first...
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

Zoonoses: Danger from wildlife trade

In some Asian markets, wildlife is traded for consumption or for use in traditional medicine. (Image: Nikada / iStock) Wild animals as sources of...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Earth & Climate

Featured picture: “Smellicopter” – a smelling drone

At first glance, the flying robot looks like an ordinary drone in this shot. But the curved, copper-colored antenna on the missile's platform...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Liver Detox: These remedies cleanse the liver naturally

Unhealthy food and too much alcohol are the main causes of toxins in the liver. We'll tell you how you can effectively detoxify...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Finding Exercise Motivation: This Can Help You

Motivation in sport is important in order to remain physically active in the long term and to approach sport with joy instead of frustration....
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

Baboons indicate the legendary land of Punt

Apparently baboons were introduced into Egypt from a region northwest of the Horn of Africa during the New Kingdom period - presumably this was...
Alan Cannon -
Health & Medicine

Licorice root tea: effect and preparation

Licorice root tea is known as a remedy for respiratory and gastrointestinal complaints. Here you can find out exactly how the tea works...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

DAMALS podcast, episode ten: the almost never-ending story of the Eurotunnel

On January 20, 1986, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President François Mitterand announced the construction of a tunnel under the English Channel....
Alan Cannon -
Astronomy

Machine brain maps lunar craters

The craters of the moon are by no means all mapped. (Image: NASA) The Earth's satellite is littered with craters of various sizes and...
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

10,000 steps: 11 reasons to walk every day

10,000 steps a day improve our well-being and health. You can find out here why we should move more and how it works...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Cajeput oil: application and effects

Cajeput oil is a herbal remedy for colds, headaches and other ailments. You can find out more about the characteristics, health effects and...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

New Year Resolutions: Tips for Your New Year Goals

New Year's resolutions can help break old habits or achieve new goals. The turn of the year motivates many people to set goals....
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Biology

Oyster beds as cleaning aids

Natural oyster beds off the coast of Hong Kong. (Image: Kyle Obermann / TNC) Today, natural oyster beds have become rare in many places...
Elijah Burt -
History & Archaeology

Board games – popular 400 years ago

Chess pieces from the Augsburg Art Cabinet. (Image: Greger Sundin) Whether on holidays or to pass the time in lockdown: board games are a...
Alan Cannon -
Health & Medicine

How our brain tracks movement

Whether we move ourselves or whether we watch someone else doing it - both trigger similar reactions in the brain. (Image: UCLA /...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Make cough syrup yourself: Onion juice made from onion and honey

Onion juice is the classic among home remedies: onions have an antibacterial effect and you can use them in combination with honey to make...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Biology

Bonobos feel obliged

If bonobos are interrupted in their social grooming, they then “faithfully” resume their obligatory behavior. (Image: USO / iStock) Interesting parallels to humans: Bonobos...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

“Lose weight fast”? Not a good resolution! This is how healthy weight loss works

More than every third German wants to lose weight quickly after the turn of the year. Utopia will tell you why this is...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
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