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High-tech in mini format for bat, lizard and the like

A bat with the little biologist on its back. (Image: Museum of Natural History) Whether bats, small birds or even butterflies: For many small and...

“Lucy”: monkey brain – but long childhood

The results are based on the reconstruction of fossil skulls from Australopithecus afarensis. (Image: Philipp Gunz, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de) News from "Lucy" and Co:...

Bizarre habitat in the marine underworld

To detect microbes in the samples, the researchers made thin sections of the deep rock. (Image: Caitlin Devor, University of Tokyo, CC BY 4.0,...

A blood test for 50 types of cancer

Blood samples in the laboratory (Image: busracavus / iStock) So far, many cancers are only discovered when noticeable symptoms appear or tumors are recognizable....

A rainforest in Antarctica

This is what the Antarctic forest could have looked like 90 million years ago. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute) Today Antarctica is the most hostile and...

Ruhr lakes contain a surprising variety of suction worms

Larvae of various trematodes from water snails in Lake Baldeney. (Image: UDE / AG Sures) Parasites aren't exactly popular, but they're an important part of...

Alternative corona test procedure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKtUrN4_cwI Infected or not? A modified detection method can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in high throughput. Analytical materials are used that are comparatively easy to...

Targeting animal numbers

Among other things, crows have shown their ability to compare quantities. (Image: Andreas Nieder) More, less or the same amount? Not only humans, but also...

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