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The cracking of nuts with an object used as a hammer is considered to be one of the most complex tool uses in the animal kingdom. So far, only chimpanzees, capuchin monkeys and macaques have been seen cracking nuts with such tools in the…

By building what is currently the largest collection of worldwide death data, a German-Israeli research team has prepared the deadly effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 103 countries in a comparable form. The mortality rates related to…

Some blood poisoning is mild, but many are fatal - the reasons for these differences have remained in the dark despite decades of research. Researchers at the University of Tübingen have now discovered a possible cause and, on this basis,…

Geoecologist at the University of Tübingen examines the mutual influences of plants and soil microorganismsSpecies-rich grassland is also home to many types of microorganisms in the soil, which, in interaction with the plants, use the…

Preparatory training starts on July 27thThe Tübingen Heritage Run is “on the road again”: The 28th Tübingen Heritage Run will take place on September 18 and 19 this year. After a virtual run last year, this year there is a hybrid form and…

Hailstorms recently sparked memories of the devastating storm of 2013. At that time, damage amounting to billions was caused, the damage from the most recent storms is still being recorded. Despite all the annoyance that hailstones mean…

From a human perspective, earthquakes are the most damaging natural disasters - over the past hundred years they have caused more than 200,000 deaths and enormous economic damage. Mega earthquakes with magnitude nine or higher on the…

Our brain processes facial expressions regardless of the shape of the face - this is how we even understand the emotions of fantasy characters like Master YodaFaces of a human and a monkey avatar, each with a typical expression of…

On the occasion of the announcement from "Doctors against Animal Experiments eV" and the "German Legal Society for Animal Welfare Law", the University of Tübingen declares:The claim that animal experiments are carried out at the…

Video gaming isn't just a pastime - it can improve our brain performance too. The more we play, the better we can assess a number of items at a glance. This is probably based on improved attention processes in the brain, report the…