Perceiving One’s Own Body – Already Babies Sense Their Heartbeat and Breathing
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Body signals play a role in development even in infancy
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Yodeling Monkeys: The Surprising Vocal Range of New World Primates
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Special anatomical structures in the throat greatly enrich the vocal repertoire of New World monkeys
New antibiotic for multidrug resistant superbug, that causes gonorrhoea
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This novel antibiotic activates an existing "suicide" mechanism in gonococci
Austrian scientists in the USA describe a climate of uncertainty and fear
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Science under attack – How the Trump administration affects the academic landscape in the US
Statement by Rector Sebastian Schütze on US higher education policy
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Countering developments – At the same time, recruitment opportunities for universities
Silk sponges instead of animal testing: How a 3D cell culture system could revolutionize cancer diagnostics
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Innovative system enables efficient evaluation of future cancer diagnostics
Lords of the molecular Rings: An Innovative Shortcut to High-Performance Organic Materials
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New method can improve the efficiency and flexibility of displays, solar cells and transistors
Nature relieves physical pain: pain-related signals in the brain are reduced
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This effect even occurs with virtual nature – such as nature videos
University of Vienna: Nobel Prize installation with Emmanuelle Charpentier and Anton Zeilinger
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Honorary doctorate for Emmanuelle Charpentier
Yawn! Many people are bored by spiritual practice
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A study provides surprising insights into the phenomenon of "spiritual boredom"
"Unhealthy" eating during the COVID-19 lockdown: How social interactions and mood influenced eating behavior
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Contrary to expectations: Negative mood and lack of social contact reduced unhealthy eating
The Galactic Journey of our Solar System
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Our sun and its planets crossed the Radcliffe Wave in the well-known Orion complex
Missing link in Indo-European languages' history found
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New insights into our linguistic roots via ancient DNA analysis
Flipping the Script: Inverse-Design as Game-Changer in Physics
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Novel processor uses magnons to crack complex problems
Sharks and rays benefit from global warming - but not from CO2 in the Oceans
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Even positive effects do not compensate for the complex dangers of climate change
Thawing permafrost threatens up to three million people in Arctic regions
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First comprehensive pan-Arctic study of social impacts of thawing permafrost soils
Cleopatra's sister remains missing
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CSI methods show: Skull from the collection of the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology is not from Arsinoë IV
Uptake of tire wear additives by vegetables grown for human consumption
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Irrigation with treated wastewater and sewage sludge brings tire additives into the leafy vegetables
5,000-year-old wine for Egyptian queen
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Team led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler researches Meret-Neith’s tomb in Abydos
Tired of being alone: How social isolation impacts on our energy
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Eight hours without social contact can lead to a reduction in energy similar to eight hours without food