Every two weeks, one of the world's estimated 7,000 languages becomes extinct. It is estimated that only about half of our current languages will still be spoken in the coming century. When UNESCO's "International Mother ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, researchers used computer simulations to explore how herd animals can reduce their predation risk. The study is based on the idea suggested by W.D. Hamilton in 1971, ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2023
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Brains are key organs because they make sense of the world and help us successfully navigate through our lives. While all animals have brains, some species have rather large brains relatively to their body size—and this ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2023
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Heat and computers do not mix well. If computers overheat, they do not work well or may even crash. But what about the quantum computers of the future? These high-performance devices are even more sensitive to heat. This ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 10, 2023
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How can plastics be designed so they retain their desirable properties but at the same time can be more effectively recycled? This and other questions concerning the eco-friendliness of plastics are the focus of chemist Stefan ...
Polymers
Dec 20, 2022
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The number of simultaneously acting global change factors has a negative impact on the diversity of plant communities—regardless of the nature of the factors. This is one of the findings of a recent study by ecologists ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2022
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The Plant Physiology and Biochemistry research team at the University of Konstanz has discovered previously unknown molecular mechanisms by which plants adapt to their environment—important basic knowledge in times of climate ...
Biochemistry
Nov 25, 2022
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Biologist Eduardo Sampaio researched octopuses off Cape Verde. He participated in a Citizen Science-led expedition that retraced the journey of Charles Darwin.
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2022
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The development of our nervous system in the womb and during the first years of life is a highly complicated process: Nerve cells proliferate by cell division, specialize, change their position in the tissue and interconnect ...
Biotechnology
Nov 15, 2022
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In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees. The temperature is below the melting ...
General Physics
Nov 4, 2022
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