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The James Webb Space Telescope, on a mission to unravel the secrets of the cosmos, has made a remarkable finding: water detected in a nascent planetary system named PDS 70, situated at an astonishing distance of 370 light-years. According…

Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. In an interdisciplinary approach, research teams from Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital investigated the final stages of viral penetration…

Evolutionary pressure across male mammals to guarantee the procreation of their own offspring led to a rapid evolution of the testicle. Bioinformatic studies -- conducted by an international team of researchers led by Prof. Dr Henrik…

Nerve cells need a lot of energy and oxygen. They receive both through the blood. This is why nerve tissue is usually crisscrossed by a large number of blood vessels. But what prevents neurons and vascular cells from getting in each other's…

Willem Le Grange won the annual Giant Pumpkin Festival in Heidelberg for being able to grow South Africa's biggest pumpkin, which extended his title as the country’s reigning “Pampoen Kampioen”…