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Vegan spaghetti is ideally responsible for 130 grams of CO2 emissions. The variant with minced meat sauce is significantly higher.

If restaurants list the CO2 emissions for each dish on their menus or highlight low-emission options, diners are more likely to choose more climate-friendly options. This has been shown in a new study by the University of Würzburg.

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Russia’s attack on Ukraine doesn’t leave the academic community unaffected. Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) will halt its institutional collaborations with Russian partners for the time being; a dialogue between individuals is still possible.

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The exchange of information between different brain areas is similar to road traffic: the highway corresponds to structural brain connections, functional connections are the traffic that runs on it.

Human intelligence is closely associated with functional brain networks: The better these networks are developed, the easier it is for the brain to adapt to different tasks, this is shown by a new study of the University of Würzburg.

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Man and woman walking in a forest

Do we have our best ideas while walking? Indeed, but even small movements while sitting improve creativity, as two researchers have discovered.

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Some people might avoid this alley in Würzburg. The mere sight of a mask can activate fears of Covid.

Seeing masked people can activate pre-existing fear of coronavirus infection. A more positive image for masks could remedy the situation.

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