Biology
Climate change helps the 'empire' of cockroaches grow and evolve more and more terrifying
Climate change is a threat to many living things, from humans to animals, plants and insects, but cockroaches are an exception.
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Animal world
New species of frog discovered with nose like tapir, skin like chocolate
Scientists have discovered a new species of burrowing frog with a very impressive appearance in the wet peatlands of the Amazon rainforest.
Animal world
Top 6 animals that know how to use tools that no one expected
You may have heard of chimpanzees and crows using assistive devices, but what about alligators?
Animal world
Chinchilla - The cat with the biggest eyes in the world
Chinchilla cats are native to Great Britain, their ancestors are Angora cats and Persian cats
Animal world
Do birds have their own language?
In the chirping, echoing sounds of birdsong, scientists have found some similarities with human language.
Animal world
Decipher the creature is said to be 'lucky', the whole body is covered with moss green hair
Recently, on social networks spread a video of a creature covered with a layer of moss green 'fur' swimming gracefully in the water.
History
'World's largest family tree' connecting 27 million people reveals interesting things
Scientists have created the 'world's largest family tree' linking some 27 million people around the world, including the living and the dead.
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What is SWIFT?
SWIFT stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
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What happens if a 300 kiloton nuclear bomb is detonated?
Nuclear bombs are not only destructive on the ground, but also blow deadly radioactive dust tens of kilometers into the atmosphere.
Conquer Mars
Close-up shot of 'flower' on Mars
The Curiosity Robot (NASA) takes close-up photos of minerals with unique shapes on Mars, including ones that look like flowers.
Conquer Mars
Future 'Martians' will have to be vegan
Future people living on Mars will have to eat a vegan diet due to very limited food sources.
Archeology
Discovered 5,000-year-old remains covered with ocher color in Siberia
In addition to being covered in ocher, the remains in two large graves in Serbia are unusually tall, suggesting they had migrated from elsewhere.
Archeology
Secret Underground Railroad - Slave's escape to freedom in the American South
Archaeologists and historians uncover new insights into underground railroads and people who risked their lives to escape slavery in 19th-century America.
Space science
The 'most dangerous' asteroid of the decade did not crash into Earth
Through careful observation, experts determined that the 70-meter-wide asteroid 2022 AE1 will pass 10 million km from Earth next year.
Space science
Vortex winds trigger unprecedented auroras on Saturn
Astronomers have observed for the first time that auroras are driven by winds swirling across Saturn's atmosphere.