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Consciousness in simple terms is the ability to think, reason, remember and determine one’s attitude to reality. Our images, impressions, anticipation are manifestations of consciousness. Scientists have long debated whether animals have consciousness like humans. Even Charles Darwin asked this question at one time, but to this day there is no clear answer. However, recently…

In November 1998, fourteen countries around the world began using the International Space Station to conduct experiments beyond Earth. Over these two decades, more than 300 people managed to visit there. ISS crew members usually fly light and do not take anything unnecessary with them. However, even without knowing it, they bring dozens of strains…

Should we talk about why the passenger ship Titanic is so notorious? This ship, worth 7.5 million dollars, set off on its maiden voyage in mid-1912. On the night of April 14-15, it collided with a huge iceberg and sank. There were 2,208 people on board, and 1,504 of them died. A well-known dramatic film…

The spring of 2024 in Russia began with floods and large-scale floods, which affected 186 settlements in 39 regions of the country. According to official data, about 16 thousand houses and almost 28 thousand household plots went under water. The water, meanwhile, only continues to rise, which is why, according to media reports, on April…

It has long been known that the foods we eat affect not only physical health, but also mental abilities, and also generally affect brain health. For example, people who follow a Mediterranean diet are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease. At the same time, poor nutrition, especially fatty and sugary foods, impairs mental abilities,…

In April 2024, the Prime Video streaming service released the series “Fallout” about people’s lives after a nuclear war. This is a fantasy action movie based on the role-playing games of the same name from publisher Bethesda Softworks. According to the plot, in 2077, a conflict arises between countries due to a lack of useful…

Every healthy person has five senses: vision, hearing, smell, touch and taste. No matter how much we would like it, we cannot train our eyes to see like binoculars or a telescope. We also cannot strengthen our hearing on our own to such an extent that we can hear our neighbors’ conversations through thick walls.…

Dolphins are one of the most intelligent representatives of the animal world. Like humans, they belong to the class of mammals, and we even have similarities in our genetic code. Dolphins have already demonstrated their intelligence to scientists many times – for example, they definitely know how to use tools like twigs for hunting and…

Lack of sleep is a common problem affecting almost all of humanity. At the same time, it has long been known that lack of sleep has an extremely negative impact on health – it provokes the development of cardiovascular and other dangerous diseases, leads to accelerated aging of the body and other negative consequences. A…

About 60 million years ago, the largest snake in the history of the Earth lived in South America. Judging by the finds, it reached 13 meters in length and weighed more than a ton, so scientists gave it a suitable name – Titanoboa cerrejonensis. Such a large creature needed a lot of energy to live,…