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Covid-19: Deadly blood clots found

There is growing evidence that Covid-19 promotes the formation of life-threatening blood clots. (Image: Robocop / iStock) Cause of death of pulmonary embolism: Coronavirus infection...

The ambassador

Photo: private Member of the youth delegation for Germany at the UN Nature Conservation Conference. Ambassador for the UN Decade of Biodiversity. These are impressive...

Prehistoric anchovies with fangs

Prehistoric anchovy Monosmilus chureloides in the mouth of a whale (Image: Joschua Knüppe) Evolution has not only produced land predators with giant teeth like the...

Working with friends also relaxes monkeys

Close friends: two Javanese monkeys. (Image: Animal Ecology / Universiteit Utrecht) Working stress is often easier to endure than being alone - monkeys can also...

Frankincense: How the Holy Remedy Works

A substance made from incense resin can obviously reprogram an inflammatory enzyme (Image: Jan-Peter Kasper) Incense has been literally sacred for millennia. As can now...

Oldest finds of Homo sapiens in Europe

Excavations in the Bacho-Kiro cave in Bulgaria. (Image: Tsenka Tsanova, CC-BY-SA 2.0) When did the first representatives of Homo sapiens reach Europe? Finds from a...

Plastic: targeting environmental problems

From gigantic garbage dumps to tiny microplastics in the sea - how does the impact of plastic on the environment and what are the...

English longbows had enormous impact

Replica of a medieval longbow in use. (Image: Emilija Randjelovic / iStock) The English longbow archers were feared in the Middle Ages - and rightly...

Confusion when looking for an apartment

Hermit crabs are looking for empty snail shells as mobile homes. (alxpin / iStock) Myriads of tiny plastic particles threaten marine ecosystems worldwide. A study...

Did raptors hunt in the pack?

Paleontologists question the image of the prominent predatory dinosaurs. leonello / iStock Her deadly teamwork has made her famous: In films like "Jurassic Park", the...

PBT versus VBT – what leads to success?

Doing muscle training under supervision is a good idea. Possibly. the training partner can take corrective action here. Scientists have now found that the...

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