Senckenberg-Wissenschaftlerin Katerina Harvati hat gemeinsam mit internationalen Kolleg*innen eine uralte Gewalttat aufgeklärt. Das wissenschaftliche Team untersuchte mit modernsten forensischen Methoden den Schädel eines 33.000 Jahre alten modernen Frühmenschen. (more…)
Many of us may occasionally discover that we feel older than the age on birth certificates. No matter what we do or how hard we try, our bodies always seem tired and worn out. Luckily, there are some easy ways to feel like yourself again. (more…)
Brown researchers discover that unexpected rewards improve the memory of specific events, which may have implications for how clinicians treat individuals with depression. (more…)
Sebastian Brackhane von der Universität Freiburg hat den kulturellen Status der Reptilien auf Osttimor untersucht
Um Osttimor rankt sich ein Mythos: Die Insel in Südostasien soll einst aus dem „Großvater Krokodil“ entstanden sein. Daher ist das Reptil bis heute vielen Einwohnerinnen und Einwohnern als Gründungstier der Insel heilig. (more…)
A story about how a blacksmith learned to forge new tools in the fight against cancer.
When Everett Stone was a teenager, he thought he had found his career – blacksmithing. But life rarely takes us in a direct line between point A and point B. For most people, it is full of unexpected twists and turns. So it was for him on a path to becoming a leading cancer researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. (more…)
Wissenschaftler der Universität Innsbruck konnten am Modellkatalysator erstmals wichtige Zwischenschritte in der Methan-Trockenreformierung nachweisen, die das Recyceln von Treibhausgasen einen Schritt voran treiben könnten. (more…)
For a month, a dozen people worked long hours on a big project inside one of Microsoft’s vast model shops. They designed, measured, drilled, turned, hammered, welded, shaped, painted, tested and redesigned again and again. The final product was unveiled on a festive stage, but it wasn’t another Surface, Xbox or HoloLens device. (more…)
UA researcher Vicky Lai studies how the brain processes different types of language, including metaphors.
You can grasp a hand. You can also grasp a concept.
One is literal. One is metaphorical. Our brains know the difference, but would we be able to understand the latter without the former? (more…)
