Tag: cosmos
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New genes! New inventions! So?! (Me!)
Thanks to the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii, an animal whose genes have evolved very slowly, scientists have shown that while haemoglobin appeared independently in several species, it actually descends from a single gene transmitted to all by their last common ancestor. (1) Things discovered. Only because they would anyway be. By someone else. In the…
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A distant aroma…
Asian spices such as turmeric and fruits like the banana had already reached the Mediterranean more than 3000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought. A team of researchers has shown that even in the Bronze Age, long-distance trade in food was already connecting distant societies. (1) Smell that forest. Close your eyes. There is…
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Pain. Can you laugh without it?
When two painful stimuli act on us at the same time, we perceive one of them as less painful. This phenomenon is part of the body's own pain control system. A dysfunction of this inhibition is associated with chronic pain disorders. (1) Pain guides us through life. Only to get to the final moments of…
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Happy. Birds. Silence…
A high biodiversity in our vicinity is as important for life satisfaction as our income, scientists found. All across Europe, the individual enjoyment of life correlates with the number of surrounding bird species. An additional 10% of bird species therefore increases the Europeans' life satisfaction as much as a comparable increase in income. Nature conservation…
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Synchronized. Beautiful.
Dancing. Synchronized. Beautiful. And we love beautiful. But the cosmos was not created with music, but with a big bang. You were not born into a concert hall but within blood and pain. You can find hatred in beautiful people as you can easily find kindness in ugly ones. And yet we keep on seeking…
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