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After 50 years, many people, many people, face the problem of bone fragility, and the spine often suffers. As a result, various diseases of the musculoskeletal system and even fractures occur. For example, in Europe, more people die from fragility and brittleness of bones than from cancer. Moreover, problems associated with low bone quality are…

There are more than 1 million species of insects on Earth, making them one of the most diverse classes of animals. There are so many of these amazing creatures that for every person there are approximately 250 million (!) bugs. The total mass of all insects on the planet is 40 times greater than the…

The strangest animal in the world is the platypus. Don't believe me? Then get your fingers crossed: this mammal has a duck-like beak, a beaver-like tail, webbed feet, poisonous hind limbs, and the ability to capture electrical charges from worms and snails. They were discovered in the 18th century off the coast of Eastern Australia,…

According to many sources, the average lifespan of cats is 14 years. But this figure is very conditional, since some cats do not live longer than 7-8 years, while others live up to 20-25 years or even older. For example, the oldest cat in the world is currently 38 years old. Life expectancy depends on…

We are surrounded by plastic particles everywhere, the size of which is less than 5 millimeters. They are best known by the termmicroplastics, and are produced in unimaginable quantities at any given time. For example, tiny fragments of plastic are created when bottles, bags and equipment cases decompose. Other sources of microplastics include car tires…

Feigning death is not something surprising in the animal kingdom. Surely you have ever observed how beetles or, for example, cockroaches pretend to be dead. However, there are creatures that do this so believably that their death is beyond doubt. To look more believable, they use all sorts of special effects – they bleed from…

In March 2024, for the first time in history, a pig kidney was transplanted into a living person. The first patient was 62-year-old American Rick Slayman, who underwent surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. He had end-stage kidney disease, meaning he required the use of an artificial kidney (dialysis). Initially, the man was transplanted with a…

Conducting scientific experiments is what scientists do most of their working time. It is as a result of experiments that they make discoveries that tell interesting details about the structure of the world around us. Experiments usually take several weeks or months, but some last for many years. For example, this is thedripping pitch experimenton…

In the 1960s, not far from the Yakut village of Batagai, a large forest was cut down. This led to the fact that the permafrost in this area began to melt, and a depression 1 kilometer long and about 100 meters deep formed on the ground. For a long time, no one knew about the…

The life of a modern person cannot be imagined without fire. First of all, we need it to keep warm – for example, fire is needed in thermal power plants to generate energy. We also use fire to heat water and cook food, because without heat treatment, food can be dangerous due to bacteria and…