An international team has found that the IRS13 star cluster near our galaxy’s central black hole is surprisingly young. The discovery, made possible through decades…
A team of early-career researchers from the University of Cologne has successfully deciphered the enigmatic ‘unknown Kushan script,’ a script that has puzzled scholars for…
Researchers at the University of Cologne have found that a protein complex impedes the repair of genomic damage in human cells, mice, and the nematode…
A groundbreaking study has uncovered a link between a mitochondrial metabolite and the triggering of an inflammatory response. As essential components of our cells, mitochondria…
Cold temperatures trigger a cellular cleansing process that dismantles dangerous protein clumps, which are responsible for various age-related diseases. Recent research on various model organisms…
A team of international researchers led by Dr. Florian Peißker at the Institute of Astrophysics at the University of Cologne has discovered a newly forming…
A genome of a human from the Ice Age refuge located in southern Spain. A team of researchers from around the world has studied ancient…
Eating during the day might have mental health benefits. Using food to alleviate your mood? The time of meals may have an impact on mood,…
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…
A single protein can control aging signals more effectively than in a group. According to recent research, the protein CHIP can control the insulin receptor…
Researchers investigate the treatment of polycystic kidney disease using low-carb/low-sugar diets. A team of researchers led by UC Santa Barbara scientist Thomas Weimbs released the…
An insect bite force sensor system has been developed by researchers at the University of Bonn How hard can an insect bite? Strong chewing capabilities…
A newly discovered star only takes four years to travel around the black hole at the center of our Milky Way. Astronomers have discovered the…
A group of scientists has developed an entirely new approach to treating eating disorders. They showed that a group of nerve cells (so-called AgRP, agouti-related…
A German research team has developed a tandem solar cell that reaches 24 percent efficiency – measured according to the fraction of photons converted into…
An international group of astrophysicists has discovered a new method to estimate the cosmic microwave background temperature of the young Universe only 880 million years…
Seismic data collected in Elysium Planitia, the second largest volcanic region on Mars, suggest the presence of a shallow sedimentary layer sandwiched between lava flows…
Although sun radiation was relatively low, the temperature on the young Earth was warm. An international team of geoscientists has found important clues that high…