Dr. Schmidt explains the world: delete data? If necessary, with a nail
Our reader Gudrun Hübner asks what happens to SMS and E-Mail data happens when you delete it from your computer or cell phone. Are they really gone? – or does…
Berlin Science Week: Art meets science
Artists showed works inspired by science in the Holzmarkt area. Photo: dpa/Gerald Matzka Art and science, the two unlikely daughters of human creativity, have come together in a new way…
Nutrition: Vegetables provide diversity in the intestines
In addition to vitamins, fresh plant foods also contain health-promoting bacteria. Foto: Unsplash/Sharon Pittaway Consuming fruit and vegetables has a positive effect on the functional diversity of the microorganisms that…
Large-scale research facilities: Particles in energy-saving mode | nd-aktuell.de
In the “S-DALINAC” electron accelerator at the Institute for Nuclear Physics at the Technical University of Darmstadt, electron bunches move at over 99.9 percent of the speed of light. Photo:…
Dr. Schmidt explains the world: Where are the continents going?
Where are the continents going? Dr. Schmidt explains the world The seven continents on Earth could become one large supercontinent in a few 100 million years. How does this happen?…
Fire: Forest fires in Canada: Monocultures burn more easily
Last year the forests burned in Canada, but this year the fires have reached unprecedented proportions. Photo: dpa/Noah Berger This year’s wildfire season in Canada has been long and devastating.…
Dr. Schmidt explains the world: “The digital recipe gives me the creeps”
How long does the copier remember what we have copied? Photo: dpa/Wolfram Kastl Last week we talked about data security here. There are devices on which I don’t intentionally save…
Royal Tomb: Seddin: A monument for eternity
The newly discovered floor plan of a large Bronze Age house, possibly an assembly hall, near Seddin. Photo: BLDAM Once upon a time, the mighty King Hinz ruled Prignitz. When…
History of the women’s movement: Between condescension and self-determination
On April 30, 1983, the traditional Walpurgis Night demonstration took place in West Berlin. Photo: Petra Gall In 2008, Stefanie Lohaus was one of the founders of the “Missy Magazine”,…
Hanser: Michael Krüger: How do stars get to the sky?
The versatile Michael Krüger in Munich, where he ran the Hanser publishing house until 2013. Photo: dpa The poet looks at his childhood and points to what would shape his…