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Without a measuring jug, we would be lost in the kitchen! Cooking is always possible without precise measurements, but when it comes to baking, we ...

The most famous cat in the world (apart from Garfield) is probably Schrödinger's cat. In a legendary thought experiment, the Austrian quantum physi...

It is amazing what masterpieces the human brain is capable of. Not only is it the organ that has secured our place at the top of the food chain, it...

Mathematics is a science that is primarily based on logic. So why did we often find it so difficult to understand the simplest formulas at school? ...

As nerds, we love clever puns that are not immediately understandable to outsiders. We are particularly fond of the number pi, which seems to lurk ...

While nerds and geeks have already conquered large parts of everyday life and can show off their preferences with cool shirts and iconic mugs, the ...

It is strange that so many people are afraid of meteorites hitting the ground. After all, according to natural law, all meteorites land in craters ...

Those were the days! When the solar system was explained to us little worms back then, we knew exactly nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, J...

The same drama every morning: the alarm clock rings, but we just can't manage to get up. Anyone who knows anything about physics will know that thi...

Stress and bad news often seem to dominate our everyday lives. Whether it's a pandemic, war or climate change - there is far too much misfortune in...

If you've always wondered what an alien would think of Earth if it accidentally landed here - the Your planet sucks T-shirt provides the answer. Wh...

While the Earth has been explored by mankind over the millennia, with the exception of a few areas such as the deep sea, the infinite expanses of t...

In 2006, Pluto was downgraded from a "real" planet to a dwarf planet. Downgraded, in fact. The only one of the four criteria for a planet that it d...

Even though there are unfortunately many reasons to be in a bad mood in everyday life, we should at least try not to let it ruin our whole day. Bec...

Black holes are among the most fascinating objects in the universe - only their twins are even more mysterious: White Holes! Astro-Comics' plush bl...

A dwarf planet of his own to cuddle! Plush Pluto is looking for a home and would be very happy if he could move from the lonely edge of the solar s...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy - and it is not only home to our solar system, but also to several billion other stars! The galactic family also i...

Bismuth (also known as bismuth) is a pure chemical element that is officially recognized as a mineral by the International Mineralogical Associatio...

Space really is an exciting place - all the planets harbor an incredible number of secrets that have fascinated mankind since time immemorial. Unfo...

235 million years ago, dinosaurs took to the world stage and left us with... Feces! Over time, it fossilized and can be found today as a fossil. Th...

The Astro-Comics cartoon series has already brought space closer to many people on social networks with its drawings of talking planets (and dwarf ...

Space really is an exciting place - all the planets harbor an incredible number of secrets that have fascinated mankind since time immemorial. Unfo...

The latest travel trend takes tourists into space. Between galaxies, black holes and exploding stars, there is a vacation destination to suit every...

Does your coffee have to be as black as a black hole? So strong that it almost bends space-time? Then the galactic coffee package is just right for...

Ammonites are an extinct subgroup of cephalopods that lived on Earth several million years ago. They became extinct 66 million years ago at the sam...

A piece of the moon in your hand! This is a fragment of the lunar meteorite NWA 11407 - a piece of the moon that was detached from the moon by a co...

How do astronauts eat and sleep on the space station? And how do they go to the toilet? Is sex possible in space? And will there ever be Star Trek ...