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Dense Atlantic rainforest in the Brazilian state of São Paulo Photo: dpa/Ralf Hirschberger The Atlantic Rainforest, called Mata Atlântica in Brazil, is one of the most species-rich hotspots on our…

We are currently experiencing a wave of colds and flu, and corona infections are also increasing. Some sufferers temporarily lose their sense of smell. Why? Because in many respiratory diseases…

Historical background: In 1959/60 there was a wave of anti-Semitic graffiti in the Federal Republic of Germany. The new synagogue in Cologne, which was only inaugurated on September 20, 1959,…

What could it look like, an emergency switch to end all crises? With the historical philosopher Walter Benjamin: It is the revolution. Photo: Photocase/.marqs The term crisis is currently on…

Photo: Archive To be continued” – this announcement opens like a motto Gunter Falk’s volume “The Dark Side of the Cube”, which collects all of his texts from the years…

Commemoration of Lenin in front of his mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow Photo: picture alliance / Ivan Sekretarev/AP/dpa | Ivan Sekretarev During a meeting of the Council for Science…

Rare snowy landscape in front of the Dallas, Texas skyline Foto: picture alliance / dpa | Larry W. Smith I’ve been waiting a long time to start this column with…

Science patron: Jan Philipp Reemtsma, founder of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa Anyone who remembers the 1990s will also remember the “Wehrmacht exhibition,” which recently made…

These carbon pellets should make up at least 20 percent of the volume of the concrete. Photo: But Around eight percent of global carbon dioxide emissions come from cement and…

Giulia Tonelli has nothing less in mind than to revolutionize ballet: bring on the strong female characters! Photo: W-Film If you modify perhaps Bill Clinton’s most famous quote, it could…