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What benefits will your body gain if you sleep on the floor?
The idea of sleeping on a hard floor instead of a comfortable bed may sound a bit odd, but it actually offers a lot of health benefits.
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New technology
Unique shield makes objects invisible
The company Invisiblity Shield Co creates a shield that helps people or objects in the back almost 'disappear'.
Archeology
This is not a chicken, this is the first bird to be domesticated by humans
A new discovery shows that the domestication of geese dates back 7,000 years, making them the oldest human domesticated poultry species.
Animal world
Mercy dog - Unsung heroes of World War I
Mercy dogs, also known as ambulance dogs, were first used by the German army, with the purpose of finding wounded soldiers and comforting the dying on the battlefield.
Discover science
Hematogen - Weird Russian candy bar laced with... cow's blood
Hematogen, or Gematogen, is a nutritional supplement dating back to the Soviet Union, famous for containing at least 5% albumin, a technical term for bovine blood (blood…
Funny corner
Balancing 18 eggs on the back of his hand, the man sets a world record
An Iraqi man has become a world record holder by balancing 18 eggs on the back of his hand.
Health
Stem cell therapy combined with sound waves can help broken bones grow back
Stem cells are cells with superpowers that can turn into any other cell in the body. This is the same type of cell that some animals use to regrow their lost limbs.
Space science
Photographing the past - a surprising discovery in the scientific world
We all dream of traveling in time, carrying our cameras and going back to the past to take unique pictures.
History
Top 10 ancient weapons that still cause 'hairs on the back of the neck' to this day
Here are brutal weapons that can injure even the most intrepid ancient warriors.
Space science
Elsewhere in the Solar System there used to be 'armor of life' like Earth
Space rock samples brought back to Earth by NASA half a century ago reveal more surprises about the past of the object thought to be twice inhabited - the Moon.
Archeology
For the first time, a bandage wound was discovered in an Egyptian mummy
A CT scan of a mummy dating back millennia has provided further insight into ancient medical methods.
Archeology
A badger dug up 200 ancient coins dating back to Roman times, but scientists 'confiscated' them all
With a total of 209 coins found by the badger, this is determined to be the largest collection of ancient coins ever discovered in northern Spain.
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.
Science story
The secret of the space suit of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Photos taken of Yury Gagarin back to Earth after the space flight showed him only wearing a regular warm suit, so what happened?
Archeology
Advancements and breakthroughs in science and technology in 2021
The year 2021 is about to pass in a festive atmosphere and in the shadow of the Omicron variant. Looking back at the development in the field of science and technology i…