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Sexual parasitism with medical relevance

A female deep-sea angler fish has grown together on the belly with a tiny male. (Image: Edith A. Widder) Their reproductive system is as...

On the trail of the roots of Sars-CoV-2

The coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 originated from relatives found in bats. (Image: creativeneko / iStock) How the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 originated and where it comes from is...

Featured picture: Turbulent winds

Here you can see the wind currents and turbulence that occur within an offshore wind turbine. The slower vortex fields behind the individual...

Climate change and agriculture burden soil animals – but in a different way

Springtails like this are important helpers in the decomposition of organic materials. (Photo: Henrik_L / iStock) Climate change and intensive agriculture not only affect...

Spot typhus: How the Warsaw Ghetto defeated the plague

Warsaw Ghetto Memorial. (Image: slowcentury / iStock) The Warsaw Ghetto in 1941 was characterized by hunger, tightness and a deadly plague: typhus. The...

Bats: The code of superpowers

The big mouse ear belongs to the now sequenced bat species. (Image: Olivier Farcy) Greetings from the superhero "Batman" - the genetic adaptations behind...

Mini oases under transparent stones

In the Mojave Desert, it sprouts under milky shimmering stones. (Image: Kirsten Fisher. CSU-Los Angeles) They provide soft light and a favorable microclimate: quartz...

Even the Vikings had smallpox

Bones of Vikings who died in Britain in the 10th century. (Image: Thames Valley Archaeological Services) Smallpox was one of the most dangerous diseases...

How far can lightning go?

Researchers present record holders under the lightning. (Image: Sjo (iStock) Legend has it that Zeus hurled them impressively far across the sky - but...

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