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Historic helmets were just as stable as today’s

Historical helmets in the pressure test. (Photo: Op 't Eynde et al./PLOS ONE, CC-by-sa 4.0) Since the First World War, soldiers have been protecting their...

Zoo animals: camera instead of anesthetic arrow

Tiger in the zoo (Image: Antagain / iStock) So far, zoo or wild animals have mostly had to be captured and anesthetized for medical examination....

A new Neanderthal from the Shanidar cave

Ribs and spine of the Neanderthal skeleton Shanidar Z. (Image: Graeme Barker) In the 1950s, the discovery of several Neanderthal remains in the Shanidar Cave...

Featured picture: War dance of the meerkats

Quite cute and harmless: These meerkats in the Kalahari desert are brushed on riot. They are trying to drive a rival group of meerkats...

Featured picture: A different kind of flower

What seems like a colorful flower here is actually the work of bacteria. The microbes become artists under certain conditions - and form fascinating...

Featured picture: Tired sea lion?

His hearty yawn suggests: This sea lion is pretty tired. In fact, this behavior is not always a sign of drowsiness. The seals yawn...

Featured picture: A new aurora

In regions like Scandinavia and Alaska, colorful lighting effects in the sky are not uncommon. Nevertheless, this aurora is something very special: it is...

Featured picture: Colorful beauty from stellar battle

This colorful cosmic gas cloud testifies to the dramatic outcome of a stellar conflict. Because here two stars came so close that the larger...

The eventful history of yodelling

Yodel singer at the Aelplerfest in the Swiss Simmental. (Image: kbwills / iStock) Yodelling is trendy: even in the big cities, this alpine singing form...

Lots of sex – later menopause

In the second third of life, the menopause ends the fertility of women. (Image: AMR Image / iStock) It is largely a matter of disposition...

Science – successes and limits at a glance

Successes and limits of science become particularly clear in the historical review. (Image: rifonov_Evgeniy / iStock) We want to fathom, understand - know! This scientific...

Dog noses are said to save the oranges

A beagle looks into a citrus tree. (Image: Gavin Poole) Is this orange tree infected? Dogs can obviously smell that: Researchers have shown the potential...

Chemical earmuffs for hearing loss

Noise can damage your hearing in the long term. (Image: peterscode / istock) Whether in the disco, on the street or even at work: Many...

What to do about the spread of the coronavirus?

Spread of the new corona virus. (Image: Sinenkiy / iStock) Health authorities around the world are trying to curb the spread of the new corona...

Cancer: On the trail of deadly immortality

The preservation of the end structures of the chromosomes - highlighted here in yellow - forms the prerequisite for the immortality of tumor cells...

Hope in the fight against blindness

Millions of people worldwide are affected by age-related macular degeneration. (Image: Ababsolutum / istock) Researchers have made a breakthrough in researching one of the most...

Testosterone: gender-specific risks

Human hormone levels have complex effects. (Evgeny Gromov / iStock) It is considered the male hormone, but women also make testosterone - a healthy level...

Our residents reveal our age

A colorful microbial society lives in and on us. (Image: jamesbenet / iStock) Age signature in the bacterial structure: Researchers use the characteristics of the...

Antibiotics with a new mechanism of action

Many disease-causing bacteria are immune to common antibiotics. (Image: Dr_Microbe / istock) The world needs new antibiotics: In view of the increasing resistance problem, the...

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