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Fig. 1: Freediver descends between 3 juvenile humpback whales the size of buses.

Baleen whales evolved a unique larynx to communicate

The new results also make it clear that human noise in the oceans severely restricts the animals

21.02.2024 | [weiter]

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Nature is particularly beneficial for people on lower income

Regular time spent in nature is more beneficial to the well-being of poorer than richer people

07.02.2024 | [weiter]

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Do violent video games numb us towards real violence?

Results of a neuroscientific study suggest that violence in video games has no negative influence on the empathy of adults

16.01.2024 | [weiter]

Picture of Xenon nanoclusters between two graphene layers, with sizes between two and ten atoms.

First Direct Imaging of Small Noble Gas Clusters at Room Temperature

Novel opportunities in quantum technology and condensed matter physics opened by noble gas atoms confined between graphene layers

11.01.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: Graphic of how fast microplastic fibers settle in the atmosphere

Shape matters: How microplastic travels that far

New study: Microplastic fibers are settling substantially slower than spherical particles in the atmosphere and might even reach stratosphere

09.01.2024 | [weiter]

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Women from low socio-economic backgrounds see themselves as less talented

How distorted self-images carry a negative impact on chances of success

03.01.2024 | [weiter]

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New research lays groundwork for personalised dietary supplements

New research reveals surprising diversity of gut bacteria responsive to inulin

14.12.2023 | [weiter]

Fig. 1:  Picture of a one-inch-diameter silicon substrate coated with a conventionally deposited interference coating.

In Search of the Perfect Mirror at Mid-Infrared Wavelengths

Advanced infrared mirrors enhance climate and biofuel research via precision trace gas sensing.

06.12.2023 | [weiter]