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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and one of the great mysteries of modern neuroscience. Despite decades of research, many aspects of how exactly this neurodegenerative disease destroys the brain remain unclear. Traditionally, it was believed that the disease, which affects at least 10 million people worldwide (according to the World Health…

Scavenger insects sense chemical signals emanating from a dead body several kilometers away. Therefore, wherever the corpse is, after some time, organisms involved in decomposition (necrophages) appear on it. Flies find buried bodies even at a depth of two meters underground. The whole secret lies in the volatile substance putrescine, which creates the terrifying smell…

Billions of years ago, the Earth was completely different from what it is today. First of all, it is worth saying that at that time there was a catastrophic lack of oxygen on the planet. At the same time, there was plenty of water, and at that time the first forms of life had already…

You've probably seen advertisements for bottled water that tell you how clean and healthy it is. But is it really so? Recently, scientists have found more and more evidence that bottled water should be treated with caution. It does not guarantee the absence of harmful chemicals or even bacteria. And some studies indicate that such…

In the 21st century, science is rapidly moving forward, but it is still unable to resurrect dead people. However, there are technologies that can create the illusion of the presence of deceased people – yes, we are talking about neural networks again. Once on our website there was an article about the service Character AI,…

In today's world, it seems impossible to die from the flu or a cold. We are accustomed to perceiving coughs, sore throats, and fevers as normal seasonal phenomena, especially in winter. However, sadly, hundreds of thousands of people die from the flu every year all over the world. According to the World Health Organization, this…

The wireless headphones market has changed a lot in recent years, and choosing the best solution for listening to music has become quite difficult. After all, going out and buying AirPods would be too easy, and stupidly expensive. Therefore, our goal was to find really good headphones that would not only have high-quality sound, but…

Animals, like people, can experience various emotions, no one doubts this. For example, domestic cats and dogs understand perfectly well when they are scolded, so they can easily get offended and not “communicate” with their owner for some time. Some people could see how tears seem to shine in the eyes of their pets. And…

Chickens often seem like dumb animals to us, most likely because we associate them directly with food. We eat chicken more often than any other meat: according to statistics, the average person in Russia eats almost 35 kilograms of chicken per year. Considering that more than 70 billion chickens are slaughtered on farms around the…

Geothermal, or hot springs, are heated underground waters that have come to the surface. This concept unites sources that are completely different in composition and temperature. In some of them, the temperature is slightly higher than the average annual temperature in a given area, while others fully justify their name. As a rule, geothermal springs…