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2025-04-21 @ 14.00.16 ∈ In English

More ticks carry Lyme disease bacteria in pheasant-release areas, research shows
Researchers studied ticks in 25 woodland areas in South West England where pheasants are released—and 25 nearby control sites where no pheasants are released. They found that Borrelia spp.—the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease—was almost 2.5 times more common in ticks in the pheasant-release areas.
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2025-04-18 @ 13.59.35 ∈ In English

What the Caribou Remember - bioGraphic
The caribou, researchers concluded, remembered the deaths of their kin or the conditions that led to them. Using that information, many chose a different location [for their winter range], where the survival rate ended up being slightly better and a lot more consistent.
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2025-04-14 @ 14.19.56 ∈ In English

France shows how Europe can survive Trump
Trump's America threatens European soveregnity to its core. France has long been strivingt for strategic autonomy and proves that this is possible in Europe in a military, energy and technological sense as well. Here's what we can learn from them.
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2025-04-08 @ 17.06.14 ∈ In English

Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown, study finds
These color differences are probably due to differences in habitat structure and predation pressure—cities are less forested, have different background colors and a lower number of avian predator species.
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2025-04-04 @ 10.37.26 ∈ In English

A new drug makes your blood toxic to mosquitoes – DW – 03/28/2025
Nitisinone is used to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1, which is a disease where people have too much tyrosine in their blood. Lab tests found that […] the presence of the drug prevents the insect from being able to digest the human "blood meal" — 24 hours later, the insect dies.
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2025-04-03 @ 17.51.57 ∈ In English

‘How was school today?’ How to help kids open up and say more than ‘fine’
It may seem simple, but a genuine answer to the "how was school today" question requires considerable effort and decision making to synthesize information from a busy day.
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2025-04-01 @ 16.09.23 ∈ In English

Authoritarian narratives can shape Japanese public opinion, researchers find
Unlike a similar study conducted in Germany, where individuals with low political knowledge and strong authoritarian leanings were more vulnerable, Japanese respondents were broadly susceptible to illiberal narratives regardless of their political profile.
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2025-03-24 @ 18.11.56 ∈ In English

FBI warnings are true—fake file converters do push malware
The FBI says that cybercriminals are creating websites that promote free document converts, download tools, or file merging tools.
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2025-03-21 @ 19.56.38 ∈ In English

A Real-Life Sharktopus: Scientists Capture Footage of Octopus Riding Shark’s Back
Marine scientists in New Zealand have documented the world’s weirdest road trip pairing.
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2025-03-21 @ 19.50.54 ∈ In English

Antarctic bases are hotbeds of stress and violence; space stations could face the same challenges
Research suggests several psychological and social factors contribute to conflict in remote locations such as Antarctica. These include prolonged isolation, extreme environmental conditions, and the necessity of constant close contact.