A “Missing Link” – Researchers Shed Light on the Origin of Complex Life Forms
Researchers at the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich cultivate “missing link” microorganism. What led to the emergence of complex organisms on Earth? It’s a…
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The Surprising Connection Between Income and Sexual Orientation
A recent study investigated the theory that the levels of sex hormones present in the fetus may play a role in shaping an individual’s sexual…
Forever Young: Scientists Reveal the Secret to a Strange Animal’s Eternal Youth
In sea anemones, highly conserved genes guarantee the lifelong differentiation of neurons and glandular cells. Sea anemones are seemingly immortal animals. They seem to be immune…
A Quick and Easy Test Could Signal if You Have Serious Health Issues and a Shortened Lifespan
Weak handgrip strength could be a sign of underlying health problems. By testing handgrip strength, one can rapidly and easily determine muscle strength, a significant…
The Southern Arc: Vast Genetic Study Reveals Insights Into Migration Patterns and Language Development
Vast paleogenetic study reveals insights on migration patterns, the expansion of farming, and language development from the Caucasus over western Asia and Southern Europe from…
Psychologists Find That a 3-Minute Online Art Viewing Can Significantly Improve Your Well-Being
Effects are comparable to those of going to actual art galleries or even being in nature. Visits to art galleries and museums can have a…
Don’t Be Too Confident – Science Shows That It Can Endanger Your Health
People, especially the elderly, often overestimate their health. Those who are older and overestimate their health see the doctor less often. This can have major…
Mystery Solved: The Origin of the 30,000-Year-Old Venus of Willendorf
New research method shows that the material likely comes from northern Italy. The almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most…
Impossible Material Made Possible Inside a Graphene Sandwich – “These Are Truly Exciting Times!”
The design of new materials allows for either improved efficiency of known applications or totally new applications that were out of reach with the previously…
Surprising Dinosaur Discovery: Ankylosaur Was Sluggish and Deaf
Fossil braincase provides new surprising insights. German and Austrian scientists took a closer look at the braincase of a dinosaur from Austria. The group examined…
Why Do Humans Possess a Twisted Birth Canal? Unraveling an Evolutionary Puzzle
Extraordinary shape makes births more difficult, but guarantees stability. The relatively narrow human birth canal presumably evolved as a “compromise” between its abilities for parturition,…
Physicists Reveal Prethermal Discrete Time Crystals As Classical Phases of Matter
An international team of physicists has shown that novel non-equilibrium phases of matter — called prethermal discrete time crystals (DTCs) — can emerge in classical…
Can We See Quantum Nonlocality at the Macroscopic Scale?
Scientists from the University of Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences have shown that it is possible to fully preserve the mathematical structure of…
How Special Are We? New Clues to the Formation of Our Solar System
Nearby star-forming region yields clues to the formation of our solar system. The radioactive elements could have been blown onto the nascent solar system by…
3D Magnetic Nanonetwork Breakthrough Could Enable New Generation of 3D Storage Technologies
Emergent Magnetic Monopoles Controlled at Room Temperature Three dimensional (3D) nano-network promise a new era in modern solid state physics with numerous applications in photonics,…
Fear of COVID-19: Psychological, Not Environmental Factors Are Important
During pandemics, protective behaviors need to be motivated by effective communication. A critical factor in understanding a population’s response to such a threat is the…
New Species of Ancient Shark Discovered
In a new study, an international team led by Sebastian Stumpf from the University of Vienna describes a fossil skeleton of an ancient shark, which…
Microbial Life of a Pure Martian Design
Experimental microbially assisted chemolithotrophy provides an opportunity to trace the putative bioalteration processes of the Martian crust. A study on the Noachian Martian breccia Northwest…
