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  • The most amazing dinosaurs that lived in Russia millions of years ago

    The first dinosaurs appeared on Earth approximately 233 million years ago. Then there were not six continents on our planet – all living creatures lived on a vast territory known asPangaeaOver time, this supercontinent began to fall apart, and during this entire period, huge lizards continued to live and develop. Typically, fossilized remains of dinosaurs…

  • How long sitting increases your risk of death – you'd be surprised

    The development of technology has led to the fact that recently people have less need and desire to engage in physical activity, but at the same time they have to sit for a long time. During the day, people sit at work, and when they return home, they sit in front of the TV or…

  • The Lisbon earthquake of 1755: the very first natural disaster of modern times

    Every year thousands of earthquakes occur on Earth. Most of them are weak, so they go unnoticed, but some cause the destruction of buildings and deaths. Such natural disasters have always happened, even during the time of the dinosaurs, because tectonic plates are constantly colliding in the depths of our planet. Unfortunately, scientists know little…

  • New wearable AI device will give voice to those who have lost it

    Hope dies last For people who have lost the ability to speak due to vocal cord dysfunction, regaining their voice can be a long and difficult journey. However, a new wearable device developed by bioengineers at the University of California offers a promising solution. Discuss© Ferra The device is a thin, flexible patch that sticks…

  • FAB-1500 will hasten the end of the SVO: not bad for a 70-year-old bomb, but what's the point?

    Not the Lancet alone. What are these FAB-1500 bombs that are being talked about so much today? What is their role and capabilities today, when these weapons are 70 years old? Why are they needed at all? Discuss© MOD Russia/www.globallookpress.comContents Bombs or missiles? Adjustable and guided bombs FAB-1500 The conflict in Ukraine from the perspective…

  • The Google Phone app will no longer show nearby establishments

    Focus shifts to advanced calling features Another Android feature, in this case in the Google Phone app, is becoming a thing of the past. The “Locations Nearby” search option, previously available through the search bar at the top of the application, is officially no longer available. Discuss© Ferra.ru/Kandinsky 3 Since the beginning of February, users…

  • Rethinking water on Mars: there might not have been much time for life

    NA new study by Lonneke Roelofs from Utrecht University challenges our understanding of water on Mars, which could impact the search for life on the Red Planet. The study, published in the journal Communications Earth and Environment, suggests that Martian gullies—channels previously thought to have been created by liquid water—may also have been formed by evaporating…

  • New plasma waves could revolutionize fusion power

    Progress does not stand still. Researchers have discovered a fundamentally new class of plasma oscillations, opening the way to improving particle accelerators and, most importantly, to commercial thermonuclear energy. Discuss© Ferra This discovery is described in detail in a recent article in Physical Review Letters, sheds light on the previously unknown behavior of plasma, the…

  • Living fossil fish whose evolution stopped 105 million years ago

    Life on Earth is constantly being renewed — Species either evolve or go extinct. It is believed that the average lifespan of one species ranges from 500 thousand to 3 million years. Of course, we can recall creatures such as shield crabs and horseshoe crabs, which have existed for hundreds of millions of years. But,…

  • Why Kissing Was Deadly in the Stone Age

    Our ancestors, who lived in the Stone Age, had a hard time. Their life was a constant struggle for survival and search for food in harsh climatic conditions. The environment in which they lived was full of dangers. They were threatened by ferocious predators, poisoned food or tainted water, and, oddly enough, kisses. This conclusion…