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Cosmology: The dark sides of the universe

“Those in the darkness you don’t see.” Modern cosmology lends thisline from “The Ballad of Mack the Knife” in Brecht’s Threepenny Opera an unexpected currency: the universe lies largely in darkness. This doesn’t refer to the fact that the night sky is black, but rather that dark energy and dark matter – two previously completely unknown substances – account for 96 percent of the total cosmic mass. [more]

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Behavioural Biology

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City slicker or country bumpkin

June 19, 2013

City-life changes blackbird personalities

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Neurosciences

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A turbocharger for nerve cells

June 13, 2013

Max Planck scientists in Göttingen have discovered a key mechanism that boosts the signalling function of neurons in the brain [more]

Behavioural Biology

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Fraternal singing in zebra finches

June 12, 2013

Young zebra finches are able to learn their fathers’ song via their brothers [more]

Astronomy

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A journey to the active Sun

June 12, 2013

Four years after its first mission, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise has begun its second flight [more]

Plant Research

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Flowering at the right age

June 10, 2013

Alpine rock cress uses a ribonucleic acid to measure its age and tell when it’s the right time to flower [more]

Behavioural Biology . Neurosciences . Plant Research

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Female moths use olfactory signals to choose the best egg-laying sites

June 05, 2013

Small changes in the composition of green leaf volatiles induced by herbivory guide ovipositing female moths to unattacked plants [more]

Behavioural Biology

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Fast beat of the city

June 05, 2013

Blackbirds’ biological rhythms are altered in an urban setting [more]

Immunobiology . Infection Biology

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Malaria protection in chimpanzees

May 29, 2013

Researchers found that adult wild chimpanzees have developed a certain immunity against malaria parasites [more]

 
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