Researchers present record holders under the lightning. (Image: Sjo (iStock)
Legend has it that Zeus hurled them impressively far across the sky - but...
Were Neanderthals particularly sensitive to pain? (Photo: Science Photo Library / Daynes, Elisabeth)
They were tough, you might think - but the Neanderthals had...
Stone tools from the Chiquihuite cave, around 30,000 years old. (Image: Ciprian Ardelean)
America is the last continent that humans settled. But when...
The mammoth ivory “chisels” were probably used for various purposes around 38,000 years ago. (Photo: Maria Malina, University of Tübingen)
In use 38,000 years...
Anxiety disorders and depression are a common phenomenon. (Image: Kittiphan / Adobe Stock)
Depression and anxiety disorders are an issue that affects many people...
Spatial curvature in the triple system PSR J0337 + 1715 (Image: Michael Kramer / MPIfR)
According to Einstein's general theory of relativity, gravitation has the...
Wanted: a vaccine against the coronavirus (Image: aprott / iStock)
Worldwide, vaccine candidate tests against Covid-19 are in full swing. The first promising results...
Scientists with test networks of an aquaculture. (Photo: Julia Siekmann, Uni Kiel)
Aquacultures now supply around half of all edible fish worldwide - despite...
Seit einigen Tagen ist der Vulkan Anak Krakatau in Indonesien wieder aktiv. Er speit Asche und Lava, wie diese Satellitenaufnahme zeigt. Berühmt ist dieser...
Blutplättchen (grün) tragen zur Aktivierung von Inflammasomen in weißen Blutkörperchen (rot; Zellkerne: blau) bei. (Bild: B. Franklin/L. Ribeiro/UKB)
Ohne sie würden wir nach Verletzungen verbluten...