The coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 originated from relatives found in bats. (Image: creativeneko / iStock)
How the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 originated and where it comes from is...
Springtails like this are important helpers in the decomposition of organic materials. (Photo: Henrik_L / iStock)
Climate change and intensive agriculture not only affect...
Warsaw Ghetto Memorial. (Image: slowcentury / iStock)
The Warsaw Ghetto in 1941 was characterized by hunger, tightness and a deadly plague: typhus. The...
The big mouse ear belongs to the now sequenced bat species. (Image: Olivier Farcy)
Greetings from the superhero "Batman" - the genetic adaptations behind...
In the Mojave Desert, it sprouts under milky shimmering stones. (Image: Kirsten Fisher. CSU-Los Angeles)
They provide soft light and a favorable microclimate: quartz...
Bluetooth headphones should sound good and not cost much - but they shouldn't endanger your health either. But that's exactly what Stiftung Warentest...
Bones of Vikings who died in Britain in the 10th century. (Image: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)
Smallpox was one of the most dangerous diseases...
Researchers present record holders under the lightning. (Image: Sjo (iStock)
Legend has it that Zeus hurled them impressively far across the sky - but...
Were Neanderthals particularly sensitive to pain? (Photo: Science Photo Library / Daynes, Elisabeth)
They were tough, you might think - but the Neanderthals had...