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Are dogs exceptionally intelligent?

Dogs are clever - but not exceptional animal geniuses (Image: RichLegg / iStock) Greetings from Lassie - dogs are considered unusually clever animals and studies...

Alzheimer’s diagnosis by blood test

There is hope in the fight against Alzheiner. (Image: SIphotography / iStock) Forget the key again ... Is that just "dodgy" or is there an...

5000 year old sword discovered in Venetian monastery

This arsenic bronze sword is around 5,000 years old. (Photo: Ph.Andrea Avezzu / Ca Foscari University of Venice) For decades, one of the oldest swords...

Was our earth once a water world?

This pillow basalt formed the bedrock of the Urozeans 3.2 billion years ago. (Image: Benjamin Johnson) Oceans now cover three quarters of our planet. But...

Stink secret of the durian fruit revealed

If you don't let the stench deter you, you can enjoy a delicacy. (Image: trumzz / iStock) Many people know her from a vacation in...

Do E. coli bacteria promote colon cancer?

What role do E. coli bacteria and other microbes play in colorectal cancer? (Image: spawns / istock) Bacteria can promote our health, but they can...

Billions in losses from illegal fishing

Legally caught or not? (Image: Giang Nguyen / istock) Illegal fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems. Because the unauthorized and unregulated...

What the corona virus does in the lungs

Sars-CoV-2 coronaviruses exiting human cells. (Image: NIAID-RML) The Covid disease caused by the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus leads to pneumonia and shortness of breath in severe cases...

Primeval “re-evolution”

What was Facivermis from the Cambrian seas? (Image: Franz Anthony) Leg loss 518 million years ago: Researchers have solved the riddle of a bizarre prehistoric...

Nudging: Smart Push or Manipulation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWYEbSnFmog Psychological tricks are intended to move citizens to the desired behavior - for example, when it comes to nutrition or organ donation. A video...

Amphibians: hidden glow revealed

A mountain newt in daylight (top) and fluorescent in blue light (bottom). (Image: Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038 / s41598-020-59528-9, license: CC-by-sa 4.0 ) Some...

“Pathogen breeding” in the course of cattle breeding

Livestock farming created complex interactions between animals, humans and bacteria. (Image: Annette Günzel) Herding instead of hunting: The development of livestock farming made life...

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