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Orangutans treat wounds with the same medicinal plants as humans. – Knowledge
If you cut your finger or otherwise slightly injure it, you usually don’t go to the doctor right away, but rather treat the wound yourself. Disinfect it, put a plaster…
Biologist Angela Stöger about elephant language: “A lot of chatting” – knowledge
Elephants trumpet, hum, squeak and can even learn Korean. The biologist Angela Stöger talks about the conversations of an amazing animal species. When Angela Stöger talks about elephants, she does…
Orangutans treat wounds with the same medicinal plants as humans. – Knowledge
If you cut your finger or otherwise slightly injure it, you usually don’t go to the doctor right away, but rather treat the wound yourself. Disinfect it, put a plaster…
Human history: Why men are genetically poorer than women – Knowledge
The crisis affected prehistoric man. Around 5,000 years ago, the male part of humanity suffered a severe setback. At the end of the Neolithic period he squeezed through a kind…
Animal Welfare Act: Researchers fear prison sentences for animal experiments – Knowledge
If animals are killed without a reasonable reason, stricter penalties will apply in Germany in the future. Researchers fear they could soon find themselves in prison. You can kill mosquitoes…
Quiz: Test your general knowledge – how smart are you really?
Knowledge test, part 13 How good is your general knowledge? Test yourself in the quiz! Are you smart enough to pass our latest quiz? We have 17 tricky questions for…
Researchers fear prison sentences for animal experiments – knowledge
You can kill mosquitoes and catch flies with adhesive tape. But vertebrates should not be killed without a reasonable reason. It’s been that way for a long time Animal Welfare…
Can gravity explain the accelerated expansion of the universe? – Knowledge
The universe is expanding faster and faster, but what is driving this frenzy is a mystery to physicists. Theoretical physicist Claudia de Rham explains why the solution could lie in…
Archeology: Why the Maya burned their kings – Knowledge
At first, the researchers were surprised by the dark dust. In 2022, a team led by archaeologist Christina Halperin from the University of Montreal examined a temple pyramid in the…
How climate change threatens forests in Europe – Knowledge
The past few years have made it abundantly clear how much heat and drought pose a threat to local forests. The long-lasting drought from 2018 to 2021 caused the death…