Origin still unknown: Doctors discover new, pathogenic virus
By chance, doctors in France discover a previously unknown virus. They find it in the liver of a patient struggling with hepatitis. Now the...
In the future in food?: Protein powder is created with air and sun
"Solar Food" is the name of the Finnish start-up that claims to be able to produce a powder from the sun, microbes and air...
Scientists alarmed: Insects are not adequately protected worldwide
Around 80 percent of all animal species are insects. But scientists criticize that they are often overlooked when it comes to nature conservation. A...
Harmful acid: Danish researchers warn against too much liquorice
Too much licorice is unhealthy. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from Denmark. The reason: the substance contains a high proportion of a...
CO2 becomes carbon black: Researchers convert air into a high-tech raw material
In order to become climate neutral, it is not enough to reduce emissions. Experts warn that the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere...
Engine, fuel, flight route: How can air traffic become more climate-friendly?
Flying should be climate-neutral in the future. However, the ambitious goal of the federal government is not so easy to implement. Because it is...
Newly discovered exoplanet: There could be life on "Wolf 1069 b".
It is 31 light-years from Earth, but possibly inhabited: According to researchers, the exoplanet "Wolf 1069 b" could not only have an atmosphere, but...
Researchers decipher ingredients: This is how the ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead
The mummification of the dead played an important role in the ancient Egyptians. A research team from Germany is now unraveling exactly how the...
Frequent misinterpretations: mask dispute reignites due to study
A study aims to prove that the masks worn during the corona pandemic were of no use. The result is much more complex. The...
Suicidal reproduction: why male quolls die after sex
Quolls pursue an extreme concept of reproduction: After their first successful sex, the males die. Researchers have a theory as to what makes the...
Ice can form again: Study: Don't talk about climate tipping points
Climate protectionists often warn of "tipping points", i.e. points from which, for example, the eternal ice will hardly be able to be saved. Scientists...
Significantly fewer heat deaths: More city trees can save many lives
Extreme heat is not only unhealthy, it is even life-threatening. Cities heat up particularly in summer and become veritable "heat islands". A study is...
Hope for the overweight: will the fat-away injection become a game changer?
Get rid of those annoying pounds without exercising or changing your diet. Celebrities advertise weight loss injections on social media. The drug behind it...
Rescue may have been possible: 20 years ago, the "Columbia" burned up
"Our journey into space will continue," said then-US President George W. Bush to the horrified world after the US space shuttle "Columbia" broke up...
Hasty interpretations: Does Covid-19 lead to an immune deficiency?
Although Sars-CoV-2 has been particularly well researched compared to other viruses, many questions remain unanswered. For example, it is still not clear what long-term...
4,300-year-old tomb in Saqqara: Pristine gold-decorated mummy discovered
Egypt has presented impressive archaeological finds in recent years, but the most recent one might top them all: a 4,300-year-old mummy adorned with gold...
Scientists around the world ponder: what time is it on the moon?
Everyone can easily find out what time it is in Berlin, New York or Tokyo. But what time is it on the moon? Researchers...
Analysis of insurance data: study classifies autoimmune disease as a late consequence of corona
The long-term consequences of a Covid-19 infection are still largely unknown. However, a new study provides the first indications of a connection between autoimmune...
Driving prey into nets: Dolphins hunt together with fishermen
As a hunting community, dolphins and fishermen in southern Brazil are increasing their catch quotas. A study describes how humans benefit from animals and...
The womb is sterile: microorganisms can only be verified after birth
For several years, researchers have been arguing about when our body is colonized by viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms. For a long time it...
Carnivorous Plants: Botanists Discover New Species on the Internet
In Australia, researchers discover several unknown carnivorous plants - not in the open air, but on the Internet. Research in front of the screen...
Astronauts stuck on ISS: Musk spacecraft will replace Russian Soyuz
Two Russian and one American spaceman are stranded on the International Space Station because their Soyuz MS-22 capsule is damaged. Russia therefore sends a...
Only annual corona waves: Studies show long-term protection against infection after vaccination plus infection
A corona infection after a triple vaccination protects against re-infection for more than six months, two current studies show. This is likely to mean...
"It's not about either-or": Researchers see an urgent need to catch up on CO?...
There are still 22 years left until Germany is supposed to be climate-neutral. If the federal government wants to achieve this goal, it not...
Study simulates blast: where in the building can you survive a nuclear strike?
It's the ultimate catastrophe: an atomic bomb attack on a populated area. What should you do in an emergency if you are inside a...
Light pollution is increasing: stars are becoming increasingly difficult for the eye to see
Light pollution has increased much more than previously thought. A worldwide analysis with observations by more than 50,000 people shows that this has a...
Calculation by the IFO Institute: excess mortality increases significantly in Corona years
The IFO Institute recorded a significant increase in deaths during the corona pandemic: 180,000 more people died in Germany than usual. The excess mortality...
By traveling to the New Year festival: The corona wave will remain in China
In China, the New Year festival will be celebrated again this year. The end of the government's zero-Covid policy makes this possible. More than...
Virus prospects for 2023: What's next for Corona?
Experts agree: the pandemic is over - or at least close to it. So what can we expect this year? While the coronavirus has...
Men take their time: How long will it take until the next generation?
The concept of generation is diverse and the duration of a generation is also given in science with very different information. Evolutionary geneticists now...
Inexplicable UFO sightings: How the US is tracking aliens
Is there intelligent life in space? For a long time, people who reported UFO sightings were ridiculed and discredited by the US government. But...
Strong mental stress: Cancer diagnosis always affects the whole family
Cancer is a frightening diagnosis, and not just for those affected themselves. Relatives can be just as psychologically burdened by the disease as the...
Decoding diseased cells: Biontech researches cancer like others research the weather
Artificial intelligence aims to accelerate Biontech's cancer research. In the "Stern" podcast "A new medicine - the Biontech story", company boss Sahin explains the...
Hibernating since May: what's going on with China's Mars rover?
Actually, China's Mars rover should have woken up from its planned hibernation long ago, but there is still no trace of it. An insider...
65 million people affected: Long Covid will probably last a lifetime
A corona infection no longer seems a big deal to many. But Covid-19 follows Long Covid in about ten percent of all cases. A...
Mummy with 49 amulets: X-ray of the "Golden Boy" shows amazing things
A mummy referred to as the golden boy has not yet been opened. With a special examination method, a research team is now able...
Research sees parallels: Does pubertal behavior also exist in chimpanzees?
Young people are considered to be particularly willing to take risks. A number of studies prove this. But is this behavior during puberty a...
Animals from Poland immigrate: Germany would have room for moose and bison
Wolf and lynx are living in Germany again, but what about moose and wisent? The Humboldt University in Berlin has determined that there is...
Planet within a planet: the core of the earth seems to be rotating more...
The interior of the earth still poses many mysteries. Researchers now want to have found evidence that the inner core of the earth is...
Startling uptrends: So many people are dying from guns in the US
With sad regularity, rampages with many dead and injured shake the USA. More than a dozen have died in two mass shootings in California...