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Electricity is a set of phenomena based on the existence, movement and interaction of electric charges. The study of electricity has led to the emergence of many ideas, theories and inventions, without which it is simply impossible to imagine modern life. However, there is a difference between the electricity used to, say, light cities and…

Recently, scientists made an unexpected discovery: the H5N1 avian influenza virus was found in cows' milk. This discovery caused great interest in the scientific community, as it was previously believed that this virus mainly affects birds. A team of researchers led by Amy Eisfeld from the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducted experiments with a virus taken…

In the science fiction franchise «Dune» The characters, who live in the desert on the arid planet of Arrakis, recycle their body moisture using specially designed suits. Inspired by such fantasies, a new spacesuit prototype turns astronauts' urine into drinking water, researchers report in the journal Frontiers in Space Technology. This sounds like a real…

When elite athletes compete for top honors at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, or any other, at least a few world records will undoubtedly be broken. But some of the fastest Olympic events — 100 meter run and 50 meter freestyle swim — haven't produced a record in over a decade. Although records are…

What goes into a landfill should stay there, but a new study finds that toxic, so-called forever chemicals are leaking from waste into the air. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have been detected in gas emitted by some Florida landfills in quantities comparable to or even greater than the amount of liquid leaking from…

Despite the fact that the rainbow looks like a real object hanging somewhere in the distance, all attempts to approach it will be doomed to failure – it will move away from us at the same speed with which we approach it. It won't be possible to catch it either – after all, a rainbow…

Dinosaurs occupied a variety of niches in their habitat — they walked on the surface of the land, flew like birds and lived in trees, wandered through swamps and even swam in rivers and seas. But, as it turned out — That's not all. In the mid-Cretaceous period, there were dinosaurs that lived underground. The…

Archaeologists have discovered mysterious round stone structures in Saudi Arabia, the age of which is estimated at 7 thousand years. They were found thanks to aerial photography. In total, researchers discovered 345 such structures, of which 8 have already been excavated. Presumably, they served as homes for ancient people. In addition to the buildings, archaeologists…

Honey — one of the few products that can be eaten without looking at the production date. This product remains edible even after many years of storage. The reason for such incredible properties lies in the special chemical composition that bees endow it with. In fact, honey can be stored “forever”, but certain conditions must…

It's hard to believe, but 12 species of living beings disappear on Earth every day. Scientists even called this phenomenon the sixth mass extinction. Even more species are on the verge of extinction — the number of remaining individuals of some species can literally be counted on one's fingers. A sad example is the vaquita,…