Category: 7. Science

Hippos, today restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, survived in central Europe far longer than previously assumed. Analyses of bone finds demonstrate that hippos inhabited the Upper Rhine Graben sometime between approximately 47,000 and…

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Worldwide, the estimates for the prevalence of persons with intellectual disabilities, an IQ below 70, vary between 1% and 3% [-], which is 80-234 million people. In the Netherlands, 2.3% of the population (around 400,000 out of 17.4…

In a forest, death feeds life. A fallen tree doesn’t end a story – it starts another. Beneath damp bark and soft moss, fungi grow, feed, and connect.

Scientists at Kobe University discovered that these fungi don’t just recycle wood; they…

Scientists studying clam and cockle shells have found signs that the currents in the Atlantic Ocean may be approaching a “tipping point”, which could have significant consequences for climate patterns.

The researchers studied the layers of