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The main factors that increase the risk of developing cancer have long been known – these are smoking, drinking alcohol, poor-quality food products containing carcinogens, air pollution, etc. But it seems that there are also less obvious factors that no one has paid attention to for a long time. For example, employees of the World…

Many years ago, people were sure that the Earth is flat and that the stars, the Sun, and other space objects revolve around it. The first person to theoretically prove that our planet is round was the Italian physicist Galileo Galilei. Then, in the 1500s, the Spanish navigator Ferdinand Magellan made the very first circumnavigation…

In the 1960s, scientists first hypothesized the existence of an ambipolar electric field that drives the leakage of Earth's atmosphere into space. The theory was based on a stream of particles “flowing” out of the atmosphere at the poles. This “polar wind” was a major mystery because the particles inside it were moving at supersonic…

A tornado, or thrombus, is an atmospheric vortex that occurs in a cumulonimbus cloud and spreads down to the ground. This is the main difference between a tornado and a whirlwind, which occurs near the ground and rises upward. A tornado has the shape of a cloud sleeve or trunk, the diameter of which can…

On the territory of the Adriatic Sea, which washes the amazingly beautiful shores of Italy, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia and several other countries, there is a small island of Baljenac. The area of ​​this piece of land is 0.14 square kilometers, but despite its tiny size, every year it attracts the attention of hundreds and even…

Thousands of years ago, our distant ancestors ate raw meat. It provided them with nutrients, but it was dangerous to health due to the possible presence of pathogenic bacteria and parasites. In addition, raw meat was difficult to chew and was digested more slowly by the body. When people learned to make fire about 1…

Can an airplane's tail touch the runway during takeoff? Of course it can, and such incidents have happened many times in the history of aviation. They even have a special name – “tailstrike”, which means “tail strike” in English. For example, a tailstrike occurred during the most tragic air disaster in history, when two Boeing…

Imagine a bus trip that lasts several weeks and crosses the borders of several countries. For some, it is a nightmare, associated with uncomfortable seats and constant stuffiness. But for others, it is an interesting experience associated with new acquaintances and visiting interesting places. In 1957, Albert Travel offered people a tour from England to…

Earth’s only satellite holds many secrets. Just this year, scientists discovered caves on the Moon formed by lava tubes, which were formed by basaltic lava flows. The Moon’s inner core has raised even more questions in recent years – is it solid or molten? This ongoing debate has fueled extensive research around the world. That’s…

Most often, people perceive a thunderstorm as an extremely beautiful and fascinating natural phenomenon. However, few people think about the fact that it is very dangerous. According to official statistics, about 24 thousand people die from lightning strikes every year in the world, and more than 240 thousand receive various injuries. As you know, lightning…