Drink more or less?: How to keep your kidneys fit
If something "gets down to your kidneys" is not just proverbial, but actually, it often goes unnoticed at first: When you have kidney disease,...
Healed but not healthy: How experts assess the long-Covid risk
The corona incidences are increasing noticeably again, the fear of a summer wave is spreading - and the diffuse clinical picture of Long Covid...
Climate change simulation: Immediate emission stop could accelerate global warming
Researchers use a computer simulation to find out that if humanity were to pull the climate emergency brake and abstain from all emissions overnight,...
Not from China?: Chickens have been kept for over 3000 years
The domestic chicken is the world's most common livestock: around 33 billion chickens are kept in total. The species is comparatively new. The path...
House mosquitoes active earlier than usual: is there a mosquito plague this summer?
Here we go again, the mosquitoes are becoming active. Certain species are currently finding ideal breeding conditions. The common house mosquito, for example, starts...
House mosquitoes active earlier than usual: is there a mosquito plague in summer?
Here we go again, the mosquitoes are becoming active. Certain species are currently finding ideal breeding conditions. The common house mosquito, for example, starts...
China's prestige space project: Taikonauts to complete 'Heavenly Palace'
With its own research station in space, China wants to catch up with the other space nations. The People's Republic is spending billions on...
1.5 degree threshold before the fall: "Global change in the earth's climate has long...
In its new climate report, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that the 1.5-degree threshold could be exceeded in the next five years -...
After postmortem organ donation: Should contact with the donor family be allowed?
Organ donations after death are anonymous in Germany, and it is not permitted for the organ recipient to get to know the donor family....
FDA Concerned About Link: Heart Muscle Inflammation After Novavax Vaccine?
The Novavax vaccination is actually seen as a way of convincing people who are skeptical about vaccination. But that could now change: Cases of...
Against Berlin's will: Russia wants to use German X-ray telescope
After the Russian attack on Ukraine, all cooperation with Russia is on hold. The Max Planck Institute is also stopping the joint space project...
CO2 footprint of travel: how harmful is the holiday to the climate?
Many people are well aware that flights and cruises are not good for the climate. It's not for nothing that the term "flight shame"...
Infections, flu and Co.: Is the immune system out of practice?
Almost everyone seems to be sneezing or coughing right now. Also, there is always some nasty gastrointestinal virus. Some people wonder whether the immune...
"This is a turning point": Israel wants to draw laser curtain around Gaza
Rockets from the Gaza Strip keep falling on Israel. During the most recent large-scale attack, the Iron Dome missile defense proved to be overwhelmed...
Herbicide makes brood care more difficult: Glyphosate allows bumblebee nests to cool down
Carcinogenic and harmful to the environment? The pesticide glyphosate is highly controversial. Nevertheless, it is massively used in agriculture worldwide. German researchers are now...
Statue by Architect Imhotep: Egypt Showcasing Treasure Trove of Artifacts
Even after countless excavations, archaeologists still find new surprises in Egypt. In the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara alone, hundreds of new sarcophagi and...
Fact check on environmental pollution: Are gas grills better for the climate than charcoal...
The weather is currently allowing us to fire up the grill outside more often. Word has gotten around that grilling with charcoal is not...
Researchers warn of dangers: AI develops poisons in a few hours
Researchers have succeeded in having artificial intelligence design 40,000 toxic molecules - in just a few hours. They want to draw attention to the...
Balance after counting garden birds: One bird species reported more than twice as often
NABU's "Hour of the Garden Birds" is one of the largest scientific hands-on campaigns in Germany. Anyone can count and report the birds they...
Rough fighting behavior: Why do giraffes have such long necks?
Scientists have long tried to figure out why giraffes have such long necks. Darwin believed it helped animals get to the tops of trees....
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Emma Raducanu’s Bright Future: A Look Ahead to 2025
As Emma Raducanu wraps up her 2024 campaign with Team GB at the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga, she is determined to continue...
