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Early character has a lasting impact

If children show very careful, fearful and evasive behavior, one speaks of an inhibition of behavior. (Photo: NiDerLander / iStock) Careful and shy: Some toddlers...

Throwing stick of Homo heidelbergensis discovered

Homo heidelbergensis hunting with a throwing stick. (Image: Benoit Clarys) Hand axes and other stone tools from our ancestors are often found in archaeological excavations....

A biological helper against mugwort ambrosia

Mugwort ambrosia pollen is an aggressive allergy trigger. (Photo: CABI) Mugwort ambrosia is particularly troublesome for hay fever sufferers in Europe, because the pollen from...

How Oumuamua became an interstellar “cigar”

'Oumuamua-like object, created in a model simulation. (Image: NAOC / Y. Zhang) In autumn 2017, a cigar-shaped object flew through our solar system at high...

CBD oil as a remedy for autoimmune diseases

Hemp cannabinoids dock on the same receptors as the body's own cannabinoids. (Image: pixabay.com, cbd-infos-com (CC0)) Autoimmune reactions are difficult to treat With an autoimmune disease...

The origin of viticulture is in China

Amphora of the Yangshao culture, 4800-3600 BC BC and 900 year old shaman tomb with ceramic jug in Jiahu. (Image: Peter Kupfer) Today France or...

Flamingos maintain loyal friendships

People know each other in the colonies of flamingos. (Image: robru / iStock) Sometimes huge colonies of countless animals - one could think that the...

Cancer gene could repair hearts

Heart of a mouse after activation of regeneration. The new cells appear green. (Image: Dr. Cathy Wilson, Cambridge University) Cancer research with a "warm" result:...

Featured picture: The last of their kind

The hope of his species rests on this little lynx cub and his peers. Because the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), which is only found...

Mint’s “secret weapon” as a bio-herbicide?

With its essential oils, mint keeps weeds away. (Image: Jana Müller) The essential oils of mint not only have a healing effect - they could...

Einstein is right (again)

The orbits of star S2 around the central black hole of the Milky Way resemble a rosette. (Image: ESO / L. Calçada) The general theory...

Replacement cells restore eyesight to blind mice

This immunofluorescence image shows the transplanted replacement light sensory cells (green) in the mouse retina. (Image: Sai Chavala) When the retina's light sensory cells in...

An Indian empire reveals its secret

The power center of the Calusa was an impressive building on an artificial elevation, which is said to have accommodated 2000 people. (Image: Merald...

Sexy male fragrance identified in primates

The hallmark of the katas is the tail with a striped pattern. (Image: Chigusa Tanaka, Japan Monkey Center) The males of the famous cattas in...

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