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Scientists have found an “underground city” where ancient people lived
Major volcanic eruptions occur on Earth every year. Some of them are located far from human settlements and do not pose much danger. But there are also those whose activity forces people to hastily evacuate from their homes: lava flows escaping from the crater, poisonous gases and volcanic bombs sometimes destroy everything in their path.…
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Scientists have recreated a medicine that is more than 2000 years old and it turned out to be effective
For nearly two thousand years, people in Europe and the Middle East relied on the medicine theriac, a black sticky substance made from dozens of ingredients, including black pepper, bread, opium, honey, cinnamon and cardamom, to treat various ailments. viper flesh, various oils, plants, etc. It was used against plague, poisoning and many other ailments.…
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Why greens need to be stored in the refrigerator
With the arrival of spring warmth, more greenery, which everyone was already so bored with, began to appear on sale. Very soon the time for summer vegetable salads will come, but at the same time the risk of intestinal infections will increase. Moreover, greens are often associated with outbreaks of E. coli and other pathogens.…
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What are zombie neurons and how do they help the brain learn?
The brain is the most complex organ of the human body. Its design and operation raise a huge number of questions, the answers to which scientists have been collecting bit by bit for years. For example, we know that the brain structure that plays a key role in learning (the cerebellum) does an excellent job,…
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Vaping has proven to be deadly – quit your vaping habit immediately
The first electronic cigarette was invented by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik as a less harmful alternative to regular cigarettes. The logic of this invention can be understood – instead of carcinogenic smoke, rich in various resins, a person inhales steam with nicotine. In fact, smoking e-cigarettes is inhalation. However, recently more and more evidence has…
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Why people with cancer lose weight and become fatally exhausted – now there is an answer
One of the symptoms of some cancers is weight loss, which is accompanied by muscle atrophy. According to experts, about 80% of people with cancer suffer from this condition, called cachexia. The body literally eats away at itself until vital organs, such as the heart, begin to fail. Even if a person does not die…
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Lithium found in fake “fool's gold” – it could become much more expensive in the future
Gold has been one of the most valuable materials on Earth since time immemorial. It is expensive due to its rarity, durability, ductility, high electrical conductivity and beauty. Because of all these properties, it is actively used not only in jewelry, but also as a component of electronic equipment. Gold is mined in deep mines,…
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The Big Bang Mystery – Will We Ever Know Where It All Began?
The leading cosmological model states that the universe was born about 13.7 billion years ago in the Big Bang. But what was he really like? Incredibly huge or tiny? Deafeningly loud or shrouded in silence? And most importantly, where exactly did it happen, if there was nothing around at all? There are so many questions…
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NASA cannot deliver Mars samples to Earth itself. What to do next?
In 2021, there was one more research vehicle on the planet Mars – the NASA aerospace agency delivered the Perseverance rover there. This robot was given the enormous task of collecting samples of Martian soil. Scientists believe that at the bottom of the Jezero crater billions of years ago there was liquid water in which…
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Why the game “Tetris” is good for the psyche and everyone should play it
Tetris is the most famous and successful computer game developed in Russia. It was created in June 1984 by Soviet programmer Alexei Pajitnov on the Elektronika-60 computer. At first, his colleagues liked the simple game of folding shapes and filling in the horizontal lines at the bottom. A few months later, Tetris began to spread…