The facial mask shows little of the facial expressions of the perception psychologist Claus-Christian Carbons. (Image: Otto Friedrich University Bamberg)
They are supposed to prevent...
Nikolai Miklucho-Maclay (left) and Ernst Haeckel (right) in the 1860s. (Photo: Hoßfeld Collection)
He spoke against racism with scientific arguments as early as the 19th...
Brain imaging using functional resonance imaging. (Image: akesak / iStock)
Science thrives on critical self-control - results and analyzes should be reproducible. Scientists have now...
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The sense of rhythm and music is innate to us. But parrot birds are also surprisingly musical, as the example of "Snowball" shows. The...
If children show very careful, fearful and evasive behavior, one speaks of an inhibition of behavior. (Photo: NiDerLander / iStock)
Careful and shy: Some toddlers...
The professional world is changing above all due to advances in robotics and artificial intelligence. But which occupations will be added and which will...
Social rodents: rats are clever, compassionate and helpful. (Image: Argument / iStock)
Rats apparently have a nose for hunger: the rodents use olfactory clues to...
What is going on in our heads when watching online videos? (AntonioGuillem / iStock)
Researchers report that certain signatures of the brain activity of viewers...
Dogs are clever - but not exceptional animal geniuses (Image: RichLegg / iStock)
Greetings from Lassie - dogs are considered unusually clever animals and studies...
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Psychological tricks are intended to move citizens to the desired behavior - for example, when it comes to nutrition or organ donation. A video...
Yodel singer at the Aelplerfest in the Swiss Simmental. (Image: kbwills / iStock)
Yodelling is trendy: even in the big cities, this alpine singing form...
Successes and limits of science become particularly clear in the historical review. (Image: rifonov_Evgeniy / iStock)
We want to fathom, understand - know! This scientific...