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Planting trees no longer an option to mop up our increasing CO2 emissions
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
Seven "Earth-ish" planets herald a new season in the search for alien life
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
Astronomers found seven approximately Earth-sized, rocky planets about 40 light years (235 trillion miles) from us. They are named after TRAPPIST1, the small, dim, relatively cold star they orbit, plus a letter (b through h). The announcement came during a much-hyped press conference from NASA headquarters on 22 February. The more a planet seems similar to Earth, the more it captivates scientists (and the public), because it might have the right conditions for life to blossom. Now they found...
Swarms of robots go with the flow to reveal the mysteries of the ocean
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
About 70% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans. Yet, they remain mysterious: we have more detailed maps of the surface of other planets than of the sea floor, and we know even less about the mechanisms ticking inside the intricate oceanic system. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institute of Oceanography showed that swarms of small, autonomous robot probes could peer into the waters, shedding light on the interaction between...
Revolutionizing clean energy by recycling not-quite-so-rare earths
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
Are we there yet- The long journey to Mars
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
How close are we to the giant leap to Mars? Recently the partial success of the European Space Agency's (ESA) ExoMars mission starkly reminded us of how tough of a destination the Red Planet actually is. Ironically, in the weeks leading up to the event, there was considerable attention on planning to bring people to Mars. One reason was President Barack Obama's uplifting op-ed on the CNN website, where he anticipated NASA taking astronauts to Mars and safely back home by the 2030s, and "one day...
Nanomachines win Nobel Prize
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded last month by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to a trio of European scientists.
Sir Fraser Stoddart, from Scotland, Dr. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, from France, and Dr. Bernard Feringa, from the Netherlands, will share the 8m Swedish kronor prize between them.
The Nobel was awarded for the generation of the world's smallest machines. The machines created by the laureates are one thousand times smaller than a single strand of hair.
In all living...
How interfering with your vision can shatter your recall of the way things look
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
How do we recall our stored knowledge of the physical properties of objects? Do we "see" things all over again when asked simple questions about the way common and familiar things look? Do brain centers that process visual images fire up all over again when we think about the physical properties of things or is it a more abstract process? "Yes" to the last two questions, according to Pierce Edmiston and Dr. Gary Lupyan of the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin at...
Mars welcomes its latest orbiter ExoMars
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
On 19th October 2016 the European-Russian mission ExoMars arrived at its destination. It delivered the Trace Gas Orbiter, or TGO and an experimental lander, called Schiaparelli. Not everything went quite as planned, but it was a success, said European Space Agency (ESA) executives in a press briefing. The good news is that TGO entered its orbit perfectly. From there, it will sniff the Martian atmosphere searching, among other things, for traces of life on the planet. It will also serve as a...
Looking through 'Smart' Windows
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
Have you ever wanted a window that you could control how much light and heat it let in?
Thanks to scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, this might now be possible! The researchers have created a new flexible smart material that can be incorporated into windows, sunroofs and many other glass surfaces, which will have the ability to control both heat and light from the sun.
Dr. Delia Milliron, from the University of Texas, led the study, which has been recently...
Welcome to the neighborhood, Proxima b!
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
Scientists of the European Southern Observatory (ESO, headquartered right here in Munich!) discovered a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to us. If the solar system were a condo, this planet---called Proxima Centauri b or Proxima b for short---would be an apartment in the building across the street! Whether anyone lives there, however, is a completely different story. Unable to see the planet directly, the team of scientists used an ingenious system to find it, carefully...
Turning a new leaf in the search for lower emissions
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
Carbon dioxide (or CO2) is probably the most notorious atmospheric public enemy. Being a potent greenhouse gas, it contributes heavily to global warming, ocean acidification and everything that comes with them. Understandably, then, scientists have tried a number of ways to reduce its amount, from burying it underground to (with surprising success) turning it into stone. However, the only sustainable solution to get CO2 levels under control is to produce less of it. In a study published in...
Bacteria Needed to Save Coral Reef
May 25, 2025 • 12:00 AM
Berlin Authorities Issue Hundreds of Penalties and Charges After New Year's Eve Incidents
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Vladimir Galanternik: Was ist über den einflussreichen Geschäftsmann aus der Ukraine bekannt?
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Black Friday, Fast Fashion and the Cost of Constant Consumption
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8HoursMining cloud mining platform, daily profits up to $9,337
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Chaos, catharsis, and charm - post-punk band shame at Munich's Strom
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Israeli Envoy in Berlin Highlights Risks of Left-Wing Antisemitism in Germany
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Germany Raises Health Insurance Income Limits: What This Means for Expats
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Revolutionising Websites for Cafés, Restaurants, and Bars Across Europe
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New Regulations Mandate Winter Tires for Trucks for Five Months Annually
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Der verschwundene Wunschzettel
Join us for an enchanting Christmas adventure at the Münchner Marionettentheater! Experience the marionette play 'Der verschwundene Wunschzettel' by Siegfried Böhmke, featuring our beloved Kasperl Larifari and his little friend Stupsi. As Christmas approaches, both Kasperl and Stupsi have prepared...