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Danger for flora: climate change makes the Alps green

As a result of climate change in the Alps, the first thing that comes to mind is the melting of the glaciers. However, satellite...

Chief physician explains the background: Women are affected twice as often by borderline

Impulsive and extremely emotional behavior can have many causes. A borderline disorder is one of them. "Women are affected at least twice as often...

Tire abrasion plays a major role: Researchers find microplastics in spider webs

Microplastics have now been detected in numerous places, and three German researchers are now finding it in spider webs for the first time. And...

Large study over decades: Cell phone use does not increase risk of brain tumors

Is cell phone radiation harmful to health and can it even cause cancer? A large long-term study in the UK involving hundreds of thousands...

Cheaper and safer, but…: Small reactors produce more nuclear waste than large ones

Small nuclear reactors are being hailed as "the future of nuclear power" and as a complement or alternative to renewable energy. They should be...

Mysterious extinction: Did the megalodon fall victim to the great white shark?

For around 20 million years, the megalodon ruled the oceans - a gigantic shark up to 20 meters long. But then the giant suddenly...

Large study over decades: Cell phone use does not increase the risk of brain...

Is cell phone radiation harmful to health and can it even cause cancer? A large long-term study in the UK involving hundreds of thousands...

Balance after counting garden birds: One bird species has more than doubled

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...

Milk Facts and Myths: Is Hippo Milk Really Pink?

Germans have been drinking less and less milk for years. According to the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), the per capita consumption of...

Omicron subtype on the rise: is BA.5 a summer wave?

In Portugal, the number of infections is skyrocketing. The reason: the omicron subvariant BA.5 is spreading rapidly. It is considered more contagious than its...

"Coronakilos" in children: "Weight gain on this scale never seen before"

During the corona pandemic, the everyday life of many children has changed significantly. Little exercise and more time on the phone or in front...

Special order for sniffer dogs: Wanted: koala droppings

Not only in humans, but also in animals, faecal samples reveal a lot about the state of health. How the koalas are doing in...

Predicting floods earlier: This is how severe weather warnings should be better

More accurate forecasts of severe weather can save lives - and devastating storms, thunderstorms or heavy rain occur more frequently as a result of...

More poison than before?: Blue-green algae bloom not only dependent on phosphorus

Every year there are massive blue-green algae blooms that poison water bodies. A case in 2014 in Lake Erie caused a stir. As a...

Jekyll and Hyde phagocytes: Heart can repair itself after an infarction

Some people recover well after a heart attack, while others develop heart failure. A research team in the USA is discovering why this is...

Sniffing job in Australia: sniffer dogs are looking for koala droppings

Not only in humans, but also in animals, faecal samples reveal a lot about the state of health. How the koalas are doing in...

Already 21 cases in Germany: Much of the monkeypox outbreak remains a mystery

The number of monkeypox cases outside of Africa is increasing. So far there are more than 400 worldwide. The sudden appearance continues to puzzle...

Sniffing job in Australia: sniffer dogs sharpen their noses for koala droppings

Not only in humans, but also in animals, faecal samples reveal a lot about the state of health. How the koalas are doing in...

Ritual with a psychological meaning: can we break the habit of shaking hands?

After more than two years of the pandemic, it is no longer a matter of course to shake hands in an encounter. However, many...

Drug study: how to treat monkeypox

Fever, headache, pustules: In Europe, too, more and more people are getting monkeypox. So far, there is no approved drug against the virus infection....

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