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The United States is facing the biggest cicada outbreak in 200 years.
In 2024, the United States is expected to experience its first major outbreak of cicada insects in 200 years. Residents of the eastern states this summer may see billions, if not trillions, of flying creatures that produce sounds comparable in volume to the noise of a helicopter engine. There will be a particularly large number…
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The Vikings emphasized their status with markings on their teeth and the shape of their skulls.
The period from the mid-8th century to the mid-11th century is called the “Viking Age”. They were a people of Scandinavian origin, whose harsh representatives lived in what is now Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They were mainly engaged in navigation, trade and fishing. But to modern people they are best known for their armed attacks…
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Scientists recommend hugging more often – here's why it's good for you
Scientists have long suspected that hugs are good for health, and there was even some scientific evidence for this, obtained as a result of research. However, it remained unclear exactly what positive effects touch has and what types of touching or hugging have positive effects on the body. To some extent, German scientists who conducted…
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Archaeologists talk about a terrible execution that was carried out in China 2,500 years ago
In a grave in an ancient cemetery in the Chinese province of Henan, archaeologists have discovered an unusual burial about 2,500 years old. The graves contained the remains of two people belonging to the local elite. What was unusual were the strange, identical mutilations on each of the skeletons. Recent research suggests that the injuries…
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What happens if you hold your breath for a long time – the record is 24 minutes
An adult can live without food for about 30 days, especially if he saves his energy. This is possible due to the fact that in the body of each of us there are reserves of nutrients in fatty tissues, which the body can use to obtain energy in critical cases. Without water, people live much…
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Alpine puya blooms around the world – it only happens once every 20 years, and we have photos
In 2021, workers at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden shared good news: a rare cactus, Selenicereus wittii, bloomed in their garden. In the wild, this plant grows only in the Amazon forests, and its flowering occurs only once a year and lasts only 2-3 hours. The rare cactus grows under controlled conditions in only ten…
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Life may exist on Saturn's moon, and scientists already know how to find it
The planet Saturn has 146 natural satellites, more than any other planet in the solar system. The most interesting of them is Enceladus, which was discovered back in 1789 and remained poorly understood until the 1980s. Only when the Voyager spacecraft approached it were scientists able to estimate its diameter, which is only about 500…
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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.…