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A blood test for 50 types of cancer

Blood samples in the laboratory (Image: busracavus / iStock) So far, many cancers are only discovered when noticeable symptoms appear or tumors are recognizable....

A rainforest in Antarctica

This is what the Antarctic forest could have looked like 90 million years ago. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute) Today Antarctica is the most hostile and...

Ruhr lakes contain a surprising variety of suction worms

Larvae of various trematodes from water snails in Lake Baldeney. (Image: UDE / AG Sures) Parasites aren't exactly popular, but they're an important part of...

Alternative corona test procedure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKtUrN4_cwI Infected or not? A modified detection method can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in high throughput. Analytical materials are used that are comparatively easy to...

Targeting animal numbers

Among other things, crows have shown their ability to compare quantities. (Image: Andreas Nieder) More, less or the same amount? Not only humans, but also...

The last survivor of the slave ship Clotilda

Portrait of Matilda McCrear (Image: Newcastle University / Crear Family) In 1860 the last slave ship landed in the United States. On board was Matilda...

“Little fish” discovered in the extreme desert

The bizarre relatives of our silverfish can grow up to seven centimeters long. (Photo: Alvaro Zúñiga-Reinoso, University of Cologne) It is considered the driest desert...

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