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Arctic deep sea is “repository” for microplastics

A filter system for sampling in the Arctic Framstrasse is launched. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute / Melanie Bergmann) Microplastics have long been found in all...

When the North Atlantic pump stutters

The North Atlantic circulation current drives the warm North Atlantic current and forms cold deep water (NADW) (Image: Yair Rosenthal / Rutgers University New...

Corona: How long must the measures last?

Woman with protective mask in empty bus. (Image: blackCAT / iSTock) With strict infection control measures in place in most countries, the question is how...

Enigmatic “mantis man”

This rock drawing puzzles archaeologists. (Image: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard) A strange shaped body with six limbs - what is that supposed to represent? Archaeologists have...

Evolution: the riddle of body sizes

Living environment in the Geiseltal 47 million years ago: Propalaeotherium (left) and Tapir Lophiodon (center) (image: Marton Szabo) The ancestors of today's horses have changed...

Natural patents for innovative coatings

A super-white beetle and water-repellent floating plants: German bionics copy micro-structured surfaces from nature in order to make them technically usable Source: KIT Karlsruhe Institute...

Sport despite corona virus: 8 plastic-free fitness equipment for at home

Photo © Edelkraft, Prolana Photo © Memolife Photo: © Melawear Photo © Edelkraft Photo © Sport Thieme Ethletics, GEPA, Speick, Soulbottles, Weleda; Colourbox.de Photo...

Invasive seeds in bird feed

Bird feeding with titballs (Image: tioloco / iStock) Whether sunflower seeds, titballs or millet: Especially in winter and spring, bird feed should help our garden...

Allergy risk: protect mom’s germs

The bacterial environment in the womb apparently influences the child's later risk of allergy. (Image: Janulla / istock) Already in the womb, the course is...

Featured picture: A virus clears the air

The novel corona virus SARS-Cov-2 has been paralyzing large parts of the world for weeks. But the pandemic also has positive effects - at...

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