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Archaeologists discover 59 intact sarcophagi

Some of the sarcophagi discovered in Saqqara. (Image: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Archeology) Archaeologists have already made several impressive finds in the Egyptian...

Excellent discoverer of the hepatitis C virus

The hepatitis C virus causes insidious liver damage. (Image: Dr Microbe / iStock) This year's Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to three virus discoverers...

Risk of hunger from earlier breeding

A young pond swallow is begging for food. (Image: SteveByland / iStock) Dangerous adaptation to global warming: If insectivorous birds breed earlier, they risk...

Ceres: Salty water in the underground

In this representation of a region in the Occator Crater of Ceres, the salty liquids are highlighted in red, which were pushed up from...

Featured picture: A golden flap turtle discovered

At first glance, the Indian valve turtle does not seem particularly noticeable in this photo. From an anatomical point of view, it cannot...

Chants signal a departure

The results of studies suggest that the sounds of blue whales could play a role in coordinating migration behavior. (Image: Daniel Conde /...

Entanglement in slavery revealed

Many structures and masterminds made the international human crime of slavery possible. (Image: Historical illustration of a slave ship, Grafissimo / istock) The example...

How cells organize into organisms

How does a clump of cells become an embryo? (Image: iLexx / iStock) During embryonic development, a single fertilized egg cell forms an entire...

Fungal virus turns enemy into friend

A harmful fungus reduces the yields of the rapeseed fields. (Image: kritsada171 / iStock) Fungi can also catch viruses, and this can have amazing...

A Milky Way analogue in the early cosmos

The light of the galaxy SPT0418-47 is distorted by the gravitational lens effect and appears as a nearly perfect ring of light. (Image:...

The value of natural capital at a glance

To what extent can values ​​be assigned to the services of nature? The environmental economist Bernd Hansjürgens from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental...

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