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“As you name a ship, so it will float.” This famous phrase from A. Nekrasov's children's story, as it turns out, is also suitable for you and me – the results of a new study have shown that a person's name affects their appearance over time. And although the scientists' findings sound somewhat speculative, they…

There are about 73 thousand known species of trees on Earth. Among them are truly amazing plants, such as walking trees that cover 20 meters per year, or trees that live for thousands of years, which appeared several thousand years before our era and continue to grow to this day. But there are also dangerous…

The Paris Olympics will be remembered not only for the scandalous opening, but also for many bright moments. One of them was the performance of Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikech. He attracted attention due to the lack of equipment, special ballistic glasses and headphones, as well as his pose with his hand in his pocket. In…

Every year, summer days are getting hotter. From morning till night, the bright sun shines from the sky, the radiation of which leads to rapid aging of the skin and, worst of all, increases the risk of skin cancer. Representatives of some professions spend more than 6 hours a day under the scorching sun, which…

Until the end of the 19th century, doctors looked more intimidating than they do today. They didn’t have the white coats we are used to: they treated patients dressed in long black frock coats and casual trousers. To avoid getting bloody during tooth extractions and other surgeries, they wore aprons that were usually worn by…

The typical image of a gladiator is a muscular and fearless man with a sword in his hands, who fights to the death with his own kind or wild animals. Therefore, it seems that the arena of the Colosseum is the last place where women could appear as participants in a cruel spectacle. However, a…

The biggest breakthrough in space exploration was made in 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly into space. Regular readers of our site know very well that his flight lasted only 108 minutes, that is, a little less than two hours. During this time, the Vostok-1 spacecraft rose to an…

All animals are beautiful, as are the people who sincerely love and care for them. But it is worth admitting that some living creatures look very strange – it seems that nature has had enough fun with them. There are animals whose eyes are located in extremely unusual places. There are also creatures with an…

This “alien” landscape was not filmed in some southern American state, but in Russian Siberia. The pink salt lake, known as Burlinskoye, or Bursol, is located in the Slavgorod municipality of the Altai Territory. This body of water is also called the “Martian highlight of Altai,” the “Tsar’s salt shaker,” or simply the “Pink Lake.”…

When talking about the negative consequences of global warming, they usually mention the melting of glaciers, rising sea levels, extinction of animals, etc. However, the consequences of climate change are actually more profound, and are already beginning to be felt in a variety of areas of life. For example, according to scientists, air travel has…