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The sounds that help us fall asleep like a baby

The average person spends a third of their life on earth sleeping. Although this may seem like a lot of sleep in your life, studies show that 1 in 3 adults still do not...

10 Things You Think You Know That Aren’t Actually True

Nobody has the time to look into everything, so people often have to take some things which we know are common knowledge for granted. Unfortunately, not every bit of information you pick up along...

500,000 American Men Get Vasectomies Every Year – A Specialist Explains the Quick and Simple Procedure

This year, many vasectomy patients are young or single men concerned about unwanted pregnancy at a time when abortion care may not be as available as before. In any given year, about half a...

Neurons in the human brain that respond to pictures of food discovered

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, discovered neurons that respond to pictures of food, writes the magazine "Current Biology". According to the researchers, it is possible that these neurons evolved because of...

An American museum returned to Greece a precious exhibit stolen by the WWI Bulgarian army

Washington, USA 30 Aug 2022, 03:53 Author: BLITZ It was seized from a Greek monastery during the First World War The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., which is working to restore trust by returning...

A Mystery Solved: Why Does Coral Glow?

Corals display glowing colors (fluorescence). Credit: Tel Aviv University Researchers have proved for the first time that corals’ fluorescent colors are intended to attract prey. For the first time, a recent study from Tel Aviv...

Code [Collection of Laws] of Lipit-Ishtar

Legal code from about 1870 B.C. written in the Sumerian language. It predates the long-known Hamurabi law code, now in the Louvre, by more than a century, and for its interest in the history...

Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Most Powerful Rocket NASA Has Ever Built

Have you ever wondered what it takes to assemble the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built? Watch documentary footage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s transformation into the over-300-foot-tall launch vehicle that...

The Science of Beards

As World Beard Day (September 3) comes around again, and the planet gets ready to celebrate fabulous facial hair, here are a few things that scientists have discovered about beards. Beards are undeniably manly Multiple studies...

Awake at Night: 5 Foods to Avoid

Trouble sleeping? It may be your diet at fault if you fall asleep and wake up several times during the night. Many of us assume that an overactive mind is causing sleeplessness, but that...

Scientists studied the combination of morning coffee with a cigarette

Many smokers start their day with just a cigarette and a cup of coffee. And this combination, as it turns out, is not accidental. Researchers have found that chemicals in coffee beans reduce nicotine...

A Perfect Trap for Light – Allows Light To Be Absorbed Perfectly in Photosynthesis and Photovoltaics

Researchers built a “light trap” around a thin layer using mirrors and lenses, in which the light beam is steered in a circle and then superimposed on itself – exactly in such a way...

Mapping the Globe and Creating Strong Passwords, Using the Power of 3 Random Words

The math of threes is surprisingly powerful. It’s difficult to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the globe and protect your private data. The secret behind this amazing power...

Expert Gives a Guided Tour of Stunning Webb Telescope Stephan’s Quintet Image

An enormous mosaic of Stephan’s Quintet is the largest image to date from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, covering about one-fifth of the Moon’s diameter. It contains over 150 million pixels and is...

Science Reveals: Why Doesn’t Everybody View the World the Same Way?

People often misinterpret their own perceptions of people and situations as objective fact, rather than solely their own interpretation. UCLA psychologist Matthew Lieberman explains why people might see things differently. Why are we so certain...

A manuscript of Galileo Galilei turned out to be a forgery

American historian Nick Wilding has discovered that Galileo Galilei's manuscript from the University of Michigan library is a forgery. It is believed to have been made by the famous forger Tobias Nicotra in the...

The Sausage Plague: how the most dangerous poison became the elixir of youth

 "Everything is poison, everything is medicine. Both are determined by the dose.” These words are attributed to the famous Swiss physician, alchemist and forerunner of modern pharmacology, Paracelsus. When people talk about the "most...

Showering and washing dishes during a thunderstorm forbidden

Although the likelihood of being struck by lightning is small, it is important to know how to stay safe during a thunderstorm. Globally, about 24,000 people are killed by lightning each year and another...

Snow on the ice moon Europa can rain from the bottom up

Jupiter's moon Europa is perhaps the most interesting celestial body in the Solar System for astrobiologists. Europa is slightly smaller than our Moon, but unlike it, it has a surface of ice, under which...

Dogs don’t remember generosity

Specialists from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna investigated whether four-legged dogs would prefer a generous trainer to one that does not reward them with treats Dogs don't bond more when they receive rewards...

High Fish Consumption Has Been Linked to a Greater Likelihood of Developing Cancer

Melanoma occurs in the cells that produce melanin and is the most deadly type of skin cancer. A study finds that high fish consumption is associated with an increased risk of melanoma. According to a...

An Unexpected Change in the Brain: A New Cause of Parkinson’s Related Cell Death Discovered

Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that results in unintentional or uncontrolled movements including trembling, stiffness, and issues with balance and coordination. Researchers from Osaka University discover an unexpected alteration in the brain during the...

Decrease Your Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia – Avoid These 8 Controllable Risk Factors

The study found that each of the risk factors led to a decrease in cognitive performance of up to three years. A new study finds that dementia risk might be more determined by lifestyle rather...

How Does a Tick Bite Cause Meat Allergies?

The structure of many important molecules involved in anaphylaxis to mammalian meat has been uncovered, opening the door to potential future treatments. The genetic and molecular structure of certain key molecules connected to the potentially fatal...

A New Genetic Eye Disease Has Been Discovered

Retinal images of a patient with a TIMP3 mutation causing atypical symptoms. While there is visible damage in the retina (dark circles), there is no choroidal neovascularization present. Credit: National Eye Institute A new type of...
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