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There are approximately 10 thousand species of birds in the world. However, their exact number is unknown to scientists because they cannot agree on how to distinguish one species from another. But among all this variety of feathered creatures, there are amazing creatures that have unique abilities. An example is the swift, which weighs only…

On Friday, May 3, China launched the Chang'e-6 mission to return to the far side of the Moon. The launch took place from the Wenchang Cosmodrome in southern China at 5:27 am. This event is especially noteworthy since the mission of the spacecraft is to collect soil from the far side of the Moon and…

Back in 1930, German archaeologist Günter Raeder excavated the lower part of a statue depicting the figure of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great. He is one of the most famous figures in the history of Ancient Egypt – he ruled the empire from 1279 to 1213 BC, making…

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth, causing the extinction of dinosaurs and many other ancient animal species. He left behind the 180-kilometer-long Chicxulub crater, which is located on the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula. Scientists believe that an ancient catastrophe greatly changed the geography of the peninsula, making it and its surroundings very different…

Oncological diseases are known to arise for various reasons – as a result of radiation exposure, genetic predisposition, smoking, consumption of foods containing carcinogens, and poor nutrition. The latter leads to obesity and other chronic diseases, including diabetes. But why is the risk of cancer associated with poor diet, even if it does not contain…

The earth's crust is literally riddled with caves – deep cavities, often beautiful and at the same time very dangerous, such as the Cave of Crystals, which we talked about not so long ago. One of the most famous cave networks in the world is the Saint-Marcel Cave in France. Its immediate zone, that is,…

The main goal of most married couples is to have a child. Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) advise having time to give birth to a child before the age of 49 – during reproductive age there is the highest chance of having a healthy child. But the older the father or mother, the…

There is no longer any doubt that the future of cars lies in electric cars. Even if they do not completely replace cars with internal combustion engines, they will at least dominate the market. However, many people are wary of electric cars due to safety concerns. This is largely due to lithium-ion batteries, which are…

There are many amazing and little-explored places on Earth that amaze the imagination. A striking example of this is the Cave of Crystals, the existence of which became known only in 2000. It is notable for being home to some of the largest natural crystals ever discovered on Earth. The cave is located in Mexico…

Scientists believe that people learned to make medicine hundreds of thousands of years ago. There is no exact date, but the discovery of healing herbs must have happened by chance: our wounded ancestors may have suffered pain, eaten random plants and discovered their pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory properties. Monkeys are our close relatives, so they often…