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Babies already understand grammar

Babies have a good grasp of grammar early on. (Photo: FatCamera / istock) It doesn't work without grammar: when we speak, we don't just string...

Blood stem cells also remember

Blood stem cells remember previous attacks and produce more immune cells like these macrophages to fight a new infection. (Image: Sieweke lab / CIML) Our...

Territorial thinking in gorillas

Through camera traps, researchers have gained insights into the life of the lowland gorillas. (Image: SPAC Scientific Field Station Network, Ggmb.) This area belongs to...

Featured picture: Cooling dust cover

What lies here like a light blue blanket over North Africa and the Middle East is atmospheric dust. It has an important cooling effect...

Ostrich egg jewelry and ancient networks

Hunters and gatherers from ecologically diverse regions of southern Africa exchanged ostrich egg pearls as symbolic gifts in the Stone Age. (Image: Brian A....

Baboon mothers also take care of dead children

Bear baboon mother with her dead cub. (Image: Alecia Carter / UCL) How do animals react to the death of a conspecific or even their...

Star only pulsates with half

The star HD74423 is deformed and shows brightness fluctuations on only one side. (Image: Gabriel Pérez Díaz / IAC) Astronomers know many stars that change...

European bison forest

The gateway to Bialowieza National Park (Photo: Shutterstock / Damian Pankowiec) To understand the history of Białowieża, you have to go far. There was a...

Concept of Alcoholics Anonymous works

Staying dry is difficult for many alcoholics. (Image: Brian Jackson / iStock) It is difficult for alcoholics to get out of addiction - many fight...

Air pollution: an underestimated risk?

A video by the Max Planck Society illustrates how severely air pollution from fine dust threatens the health and life expectancy of people worldwide. Source:...

Hummingbird little saurian in amber

The newly discovered mini saurian was only the size of a hummingbird and was likely to feed on insects. (Image: HAN Zhixin) The hummingbird family...

Online videos: Success prediction via brain scan

What is going on in our heads when watching online videos? (AntonioGuillem / iStock) Researchers report that certain signatures of the brain activity of viewers...

Eye-catching appearance due to ship noise

A young beach crab on a fingernail. (Image: Martin Stevens) Even the crabs in the water get too loud: Frequent ship noise affects their ability...

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