New Dating of Nebra Sky Disk Makes All Previous Astronomical Interpretations Obsolete
Archaeologists from Frankfurt and Munich prove origins in the first millennium B.C. Until now the Nebra sky disk was deemed to be from the Early…
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Blue Hole Allows Researchers to Tap Into 2,000 Years of Storms in the Caribbean
Geoscientists from Goethe University create sedimentary archive with annual resolution. The hurricanes in the Caribbean became more frequent and their force varied noticeably around the…
COVID-19 Breakthrough: Scientists Identify Possible “Achilles’ Heel” of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
COVID-19 Research: Anti-viral Strategy With Double Effect In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defense mechanisms of the human body,…
Snapshot of Exploding Oxygen Using Experimental “X-Ray” of Individual Molecules
New experimental technique with Goethe University’s reaction microscope allows ‘X-ray’ of individual molecules. For more than 200 years, we have been using X-rays to look…
Team of Biochemists and Virologists Discover Potential Targets for COVID-19 Therapy
Cell culture model: several compounds stop SARS-CoV-2 virus. A team of biochemists and virologists at Goethe University and the Frankfurt University Hospital were able to…
Proving the Existence of the Quark-Gluon Plasma With Gravitational Waves
Computer models of merging neutron stars predicts new signature in the gravitational waves to tell when this happens. Neutron stars are among the densest objects…
Beyond Einstein: Mystery Surrounding Photon Momentum Solved With Super COLTRIMS Apparatus
Physicists at Goethe University measure miniscule effect with new super COLTRIMS apparatus. Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize for explaining the photoelectric effect: in its…