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The mystery of the mucus rain brought the disease that sent the whole town to the hospital
People in this town were extremely frightened, when what fell from the sky was not rain but only mucus full of disease.
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Why does lightning appear less when people are locked down because of Covid-19?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) researchers have found another effect of the blockade during the Covid-19 epidemic, which is a reduction in lightning flashes…
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The girl's name contains 1,019 characters, the birth certificate is more than half a meter long
The girl from Texas, USA set a world record with a name with up to 1,019 characters, the longest name in the world.
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DNA in the air - interesting living proof
International scientists in Denmark, the UK and Canada have now been able to collect and analyze DNA - the molecule containing genetic material and genes - extracted fro…
Space science
Chinese lander finds evidence of water existence on the Moon
China's Chang'e 5 lunar lander has sent back to Earth the first in situ evidence of the existence of water on the Moon's surface.
Archeology
The mystery of the 2,000-year-old dog head statue buried under the road surface: the entrance to the 'world of the dead'
A strange dog head statue was discovered just half a meter below the road surface. More interestingly, it led to the larger discovery of a Roman burial complex 2,000 yea…
Archeology
Discovered a mammoth cemetery more than 210,000 years old
Paleontologists have found five fossilized mammoth skeletons from the last ice age in southwestern England.
Space science
The Hubble Space Telescope hits the one billion second mark
The Hubble telescope with the mission to explore the vast universe has been operating for 31.7 years, bringing a lot of valuable scientific information.
Space science
Humans are living on a super-Earth without a 'Ring Sun'?
Dense rings of dust around a Sun that look nothing like the Sun today have prevented our planet from evolving into a super-Earth.
History
The dark history of the dam in the top 7 greatest works in American history: The price to pay is very expensive
The Hoover Dam was among the most important American structures of the 20th century. But for it, they had to pay a heavy price.
Animal world
Discover the special thing inside the mother kangaroo's bag
The image of baby kangaroos often in the bag in front of the mother kangaroo is quite familiar, the bag protects and nurtures the young.
Space science
Cluster of 'otherworldly' objects appear in the middle of a galaxy containing Earth
ESA's Gaia Space Telescope and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope have both recorded a strange line of stars, clearly not belonging to our galaxy.
Animal world
The jungler must stop when this creature slithers across the road: Death in 5 steps!
A creature lurking in the bushes, it had a rather distinctive head with a pointed upturned nose and two eyes resembling a cat's. More strange are the triangular patterns…
Biology
Deciphering the mystery of the tree that bears fruit is a disaster in China and India
What kind of tree is it that is associated with rumors of the ability to cause such a disaster that the ancients feared?
History
History of Paternoster elevator - unique architecture or 'deadly' trap
Although the elevator model has a constantly moving and extremely scientific structure, it can become a death trap for those who are careless.