Mysterious Killer of Bald Eagles Finally Identified
Bald eagles, as well as other wildlife, have been succumbing to a mysterious neurodegenerative disease in the southern United States since the 1990s. New research…
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Ants Swallow Their Own Acid to Kill Harmful Bacteria in Their Food
Ants use their own acid to disinfect themselves and their stomachs. A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Bayreuth has…
Swirls of Light to Enable Researchers to Observe Previously Invisible Quantum States
Light Swirls Provide Insights Into the Quantum World A new method uses swirls of light to enable researchers to observe previously invisible quantum states of…
47 Million Years Ago, Horses Were About the Size of a Labrador Dog
Researchers open a window onto ancient mammal evolution using fossils from Germany. The former coalfield of Geiseltal in Saxony-Anhalt has yielded large numbers of exceptionally…
More Realistic Experiments Needed on the Impact of Climate Change
When it comes to the impact of climate change on ecosystems, we still have large knowledge gaps. Most experiments are unrealistic because they do not…
Chemists Develop Simple, Cost-Effective Method to Break Down Water Pollutants
Chemists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have found out how stubborn pollutants in water can be disintegrated easily and cost-effectively. To do so researchers…
Researchers Reveal How Bacteria Can Produce Gold by Digesting Toxic Metals
High concentrations of heavy metals, like copper and gold, are toxic for most living creatures. This is not the case for the bacterium C. metallidurans,…