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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...

Invasion of the predatory flatworms

A predatory worm has already spread widely in France. (Image: Pierre Gros) "Aliens" with an appetite for earthworms and the like: Flatworms that have been...

Jellyfish: Attention, slime grenades!

Cassiopea jellyfish secrete poisonous mucus. (Image: National Aquarium) Just don't touch: that's the motto when you encounter a poisonous jellyfish in the water. But this...

A new fragrance for the queen bee

Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum malachurum) (Image: Andreas Haselböck) With honeybees, the queen uses a special fragrance to ensure that her workers remain sterile and serve her....

Green hope for world food

Pea and Co have potential for world food. (Image: hidesy / iStock) The need for food is growing enormously - how can the growing earth...

Gorillas: keep a safe distance!

Their trustfulness could be dangerous to the endangered mountain gorillas. (Image: Nancy J. Stevens) A lot of people are currently suffering from colds or the...

Mushrooms are older than expected

Scanning electron microscope image of the petrified mushroom mycelium. (Image: Steeve Bonneville / Université Libre de Bruxelles) Mushrooms are among the first organisms to colonize...

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