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What's happening to Lake Baikal and why are scientists concerned?
One of the most amazing natural formations on the planet – Lake Baikal – is the only freshwater in the world and contains about 20% of all fresh water resources on Earth. Moreover, Baikal is also the deepest lake in the world (depth exceeds 1600 meters), and its ecosystem is rich in biological diversity and…
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The human brain grows larger every generation, and this is a good sign for young people
The human brain weighs approximately 1.5 kilograms, and its volume can reach 1260 cubic centimeters. It is covered by a meninges that protects it from blows to the skull. Dozens of its departments are responsible for many functions, ranging from thinking and remembering information to controlling body parts. Recently, scientists conducted a study and found…
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What can cause a person's blood to turn green or blue?
Human blood is red – this is an axiom, that is, a statement that does not require any evidence. You may have heard the expression “blue blood”, which means that a person belongs to the upper strata of society. However, the fluid flowing through our veins cannot be colored this color – this only happens…
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How 160 years ago a morgue in Paris turned into a museum of death with corpses as exhibits
It may seem something horrifying and abnormal, but the display of corpses in Paris in the 19th century was one of the entertainments of onlookers, or flâneurs, as people were then called, wandering aimlessly through the city streets. Moreover, over time, the morgue, located behind Notre Dame Cathedral, began to be called the “museum of…
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The first photo of a device that updates iOS on an iPhone without opening the smartphone box has been published
So here you are, a miracle tablet. Apple retail stores began receiving a new system for over-the-air updating of iPhone software, even before it was sold. Discuss© MacRumors The new product, called Presto, will begin work in the United States in April. It's a “tablet-like device” onto which retail store employees can place a sealed…
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An expert explains whether it makes sense to overpay for a bubble system in a washing machine
Here are the advantages and disadvantages of this function Nowadays, washing machines with air bubble washing are becoming increasingly popular. But how useful is this mode really? Discuss© Freepik After activating the air-bubble technology, the washing drum the machine is filled with water. At the same time, an air flow is created, and bubbles penetrate…
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The scientist explained why processed cheese seems so tasty to us
It's all about the characteristics of our brain. We are “programmed” to receive pleasure from eating fat. And when melting, the fat is released from the cheese. This is partly why we find such cheese appetizing. Discuss© AARP When melted, fat is released from the cheese, which is held by networks of milk proteins. Heat…
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UK ships upgraded with decoy launchers
Spent over hundreds of millions of pounds on the system The Royal Navy is getting a defense upgrade thanks to the £135 million Ancilia Trainable Decoy Launcher project. These new launchers will protect the Navy's high-tech ships from the latest missile and drone threats. Discuss© Ferra Modern warships are designed to be stealthy, with radars…
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Apple intends to “fill up” Vision Pro with games from Apple Arcade
The company is already ready to release the next batch. Apple is ready to port even more games from the Apple Arcade subscription service to visionOS – the operating system of the Vision Pro headset. This was reported by the MacRumors portal. Discuss
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They want to build railways on the Moon for travel between lunar stations
The only space object that has ever been visited by people is the Moon. Humanity has very big plans for it: firstly, astronauts want to return there in the next few years. Then several countries are planning to build lunar stations on its surface so that in the future researchers will have a place to…