Science

What to do about the spread of the coronavirus?

Spread of the new corona virus. (Image: Sinenkiy / iStock) Health authorities around the world are trying to curb the spread of the new corona...

Cancer: On the trail of deadly immortality

The preservation of the end structures of the chromosomes - highlighted here in yellow - forms the prerequisite for the immortality of tumor cells...

Hope in the fight against blindness

Millions of people worldwide are affected by age-related macular degeneration. (Image: Ababsolutum / istock) Researchers have made a breakthrough in researching one of the most...

Testosterone: gender-specific risks

Human hormone levels have complex effects. (Evgeny Gromov / iStock) It is considered the male hormone, but women also make testosterone - a healthy level...

Our residents reveal our age

A colorful microbial society lives in and on us. (Image: jamesbenet / iStock) Age signature in the bacterial structure: Researchers use the characteristics of the...

Antibiotics with a new mechanism of action

Many disease-causing bacteria are immune to common antibiotics. (Image: Dr_Microbe / istock) The world needs new antibiotics: In view of the increasing resistance problem, the...

Our asymmetrical brain is not unique

Gorillas have an asymmetrical brain similar to ours. (Image: Freder / iStock) Our brain is asymmetrical: both the halves of the brain differ slightly from...

How the Enlightenment shaped sign languages

Sign alphabet from 1873. (Image: traveler116 / iStock) Sign languages ​​for the deaf exist today in almost all countries and regions. Linguists have now reconstructed...

Repopulated ghost town

The most impressive remnant of the city of Cahokia is the truncated pyramid "Monks Mound". (Image: MattGush / iStock) The mysterious North American Indian...

Africans: more Neanderthals than expected?

African-born people also carry Neanderthal DNA. (Image: ljubaphoto / istock) When our ancestors left Africa, a story of infidelities began: Genome analyzes prove that anatomically...

“Witch bottle” against evil spirits?

The "witch bottle" from Redoubt 9. (Image: Robert Hunter / WMCAR) At first glance, it's just an old glass bottle filled with dirt and rusty...

Celtic monumental region

View from the Heuneburg on the buses, the "sacred mountain of Upper Swabia". In the foreground is the reconstruction of a Celtic building. (Photo:...

Colonial German at a glance

Historical illustration of the German colonial era in Africa. (Image: Nastasic / iStock) They were in charge - but how did the German colonial masters...

Gene trace of a human puzzle species

The unknown primitive emerges like a shadow. (Image: borchee / iStock) The Neanderthals and the Denisova people "mixed in" with the Europeans and Asians. Similar...

Squid eat with foresight

There are also representatives of the clever squid in the North Sea. (Image: Pauline Billard) Amazing: humans and squid adapt their eating habits to future...

Pineapple family in danger

Like many species of the bromeliad family, Guzmania sanguinea is threatened with extinction. (Image: Daniel Caceres) We mainly know them as food and ornamental plants....

Climate change displaces bumblebees

Bumblebees are important pollinators. (Image: Jeremy Kerr) Bumblebees are not just welcome visitors to our gardens. As efficient pollinators, they also play an important role...

Do elephants mourn their dead?

Elephant mother with child (Image: 101slides / iStock) It is said time and again that elephants mourn the death of their deceased fellows. But is...

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