Icy Planetesimals: The Chilling Secret Behind Earth’s Water
A study has shown that water-rich planetesimals formed in the cold outer reaches of the early solar system were instrumental in supplying Earth with water,…
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The Lost Temples of Anahita: Archaeologists Unearth a Water Goddess Cult in the Zagros Mountains
Archaeological digs in Iraqi Kurdistan have uncovered a sanctuary dedicated to Anahita, the water goddess. Besides being a fortress for military use, the ancient mountain…
Unlocking Climate Secrets: Stalagmites Provide Unique Climate Archive
Researchers from Heidelberg and Karlsruhe use stalagmite for the reconstruction of regional and global climatic history. Tree-ring data, when integrated with information from stalagmites, has…
Redefining Brain Evolution: Unveiling the “Little Brain’s” Role in the Human Cognitive Leap
Scientists at Heidelberg have revealed genetic mechanisms that govern the formation of varied cell types in the human cerebellum and in other mammals. The advancement…
Scientists Debunk the Myth: Do Trees Really Have Feelings?
Many attributions in popular publications lack scientific evidence. Plants are frequently often attributed with abilities similar to those recognized in animals or humans. For instance,…
Surprising Findings – Were the First Animals Born Predators?
New research findings on Aiptasia sea anemones point to early evolutionary events in multicellular organisms Were the first animals predators or filter feeders like the…
Unveiling Earth’s Paradoxical Past: The “Warm Ice Age” That Reshaped Climate Cycles
Earth scientists have identified a pivotal step in the Earth’s later climate development. Roughly 700,000 years ago, a “warm ice age” caused a permanent shift…
Astronomers Identify Unknown Class of Water-Rich Asteroids
Small planets are believed to have originated from the edges of our Solar System. Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery with the help of new…
Researchers Provide New Insight Into the Carefully Choreographed Dance of Nerve and Vascular Cells
Recent research conducted by the Universities of Bonn and Heidelberg sheds light on a carefully choreographed dance. Nerve cells require vast amounts of energy and…
Cosmic Simulation: Researchers Create Curved Spacetime in Lab
Scientists have created a simulation of an entire family of universes with curvature using ultracold quantum gases. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity states that space and…
One Sip of Alcohol Is Enough To Permanently Alter Your Brain
The study found that single-dose ethanol intoxication causes acute and long-lasting neuronal alterations in the brain. Researchers from the Universities of Cologne, Mannheim, and Heidelberg…
Scientists Have Created Genetically Modified Drought-Resistant Plants
Researchers from Heidelberg University uncover a crucial protein in a mechanism that regulates the life of proteins Proteins serve a variety of purposes in plants…
Corals That “Spit” Algae: Ancient Immune Response and Beneficial Symbioses
An ancient immune response regulates the development of beneficial symbioses. Microalgae of the dinoflagellate group are known for their ability to survive in other animal…
Better Imperfections: Optically Active Defects Improve Carbon Nanotubes
Heidelberg scientists achieve defect control with a new reaction pathway. The properties of carbon-based nanomaterials can be altered and engineered through the deliberate introduction of…
Oldest Carbonates in the Solar System – Heidelberg Ion Probe Used to Date Flensburg Meteorite
A meteorite that fell in northern Germany in 2019 contains carbonates which are among the oldest in the solar system; it also evidences the earliest…
Two, Six, Many: Physicists Observe the Emergence of Collective Behavior
Phase transitions describe dramatic changes in properties of a macroscopic system – like the transition from a liquid to a gas. Starting from individual ultracold…
Kraken Reveals Itself: Astrophysicists Reconstruct the Galaxy Merger History of Our Home Galaxy
Milky Way Family Tree Galaxies like the Milky Way formed by the merging of smaller progenitor galaxies. An international team of astrophysicists led by Dr….
New Research Finally Provides Insights on How the Strongest Magnets in the Universe Form [Video]
German-British research team simulates basic conditions for the formation of magnetic stars. How do some neutron stars become the strongest magnets in the Universe? A…