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The United States is in a very unsettled state in October 2024. Meteorologists have noticed that one of the most powerful hurricanes of the century, Milton, is approaching the state of Florida. The wind speed at the epicenter of the hurricane is 290 kilometers per hour. Winds of such force can easily destroy houses, uproot…

Imagine a creature that looks like a cross between a snake and a worm, but is also a lizard. It sounds impossible, but it is actually a reality – this is the unusual appearance of the amphisbaenian lizard. These creatures still remain extremely mysterious to scientists, because they are so secretive that they can go…

Measuring blood pressure (BP), At first glance, this is a fairly simple procedure, especially if you have an electronic tonometer. You just need to put a cuff on your arm and wait a while until the device itself measures the pressure and provides the results. However, in reality, everything is not so simple – scientists…

While there is still no evidence of life beyond Earth, many scientists believe that we are not alone in the vastness of the Universe. It is believed that a significant number of stars in the Milky Way alone may contain potentially habitable planets, and recent calculations by ChatGPT have shown that the probability of life…

Bridges can be very long and record-breaking high – regular readers of our site know this very well, because we have a lot of materials about architectural masterpieces. But did you know that they can also be round? For example, there is such an unusual bridge in Uruguay. It is known as the Laguna Garzon…

It has long been known that our emotions and mood largely depend on the “biochemistry” in the body. For example, this is often associated with unreasonable emotions, that is, emotions that arise without reason. For example, a person may experience sadness, fear or joy, as they say, “out of the blue”. The chemistry of our…

Surely you have noticed that as soon as someone yawns next to you, you also involuntarily yawn. Perhaps even now, when you are reading these lines, you want to yawn. This phenomenon is observed not only in humans, but also in some animals. But why does this happen? Scientists put forward different explanations for this,…

Although we think of diseases like scurvy as a thing of the past, they still occur today. Also known as the “pirate's disease,” scurvy killed millions of people in the 17th and 18th centuries and was long incurable. It typically killed sailors who ate a monotonous diet for months and were deficient in vitamin C.…

There is a day in human history that took the lives of a record number of people. The fateful date is January 23, 1556 — then the Chinese province of Shaanxi turned into a real branch of hell on earth. Unfortunately, due to the long ago events, there is no exact data on the number…

Despite the development of science and all sorts of technological breakthroughs, humanity still remains defenseless in the face of the elements. Throughout our history, nature has killed a huge number of people from time to time. You don’t have to look far for examples – Hurricane Helen, which hit 6 US states on September 29,…