If there are any joys of living in the harsh northern climate, then among them must surely be the fact that the most poisonous animals prefer to live in other regions of the planet. But even in our vast expanses…
The US federal government has decided to cut funding for mRNA vaccine development by millions of dollars. (Image credit: SOPA Images via Getty Images) Cells use mRNA to make proteins, and after years of research, scientists have learned to use…
The first whistle of its kind was found in an ancient village where workers worked on the tomb of Pharaoh Akhenaten lived, suggesting that the site was strictly guarded and off-limits. Michelle LangleyA small hole drilled into a whistle. The…
Why, no matter who you ask, everyone says that cakes used to be tastier than they are now? And this despite the fact that the composition is almost the same both then and now. Honestly, I myself believe that no…
People are social. How does a person feel when deprived of communication with other people? There are many, many epithets. But a small child will answer this question briefly and clearly: “He is bored.” However, we know quite a bit…
Dating back to the third century BC, it is only the seventh copy of the Canopic Decree to be discovered in the last 150 years. 𐰇𐱅𐰚𐰤/Wikimedia CommonsOne copy of the Canopus Decree, this time in three different languages, is on…